Byblos
[ bib-luhs ]
noun
an ancient Phoenician seaport near the modern city of Beirut, Lebanon: chief port for the export of papyrus: site now partially excavated.
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How to use Byblos in a sentence
Isis goes to Byblos; she arrives there fatigued with sultriness, thirst, and the toilsome, stony road.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity | Alexandre KuprinThese Zakar brought him before the prince of Byblos and demanded that he should be arrested.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickIsis hastened with all speed to Byblos, where she seated herself by the side of a fountain.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis SpenceFrom her, grateful odours emanate, as the women of the Queen of Byblos experience.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis SpenceAt break of day we set out in the direction of Byblos, and on the way a vessel of Zakkala overtook us with a coffer on board.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis Spence
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