Byblos

[ bib-luh s ]

/ ˈbɪb ləs /

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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Examples from the Web for byblos

The tree which had held the body of the god was long preserved and worshipped at Byblos.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence
At 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
The magnificent golden jug set with jewels, out of which the lady Berenike poured the Byblos wine for you, is there too!
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete|Georg Ebers
Gagabu gave another signal, and the Regent's steward brought in the wine from Byblos.
Uarda, Complete|Georg Ebers

Isis hastened with all speed to Byblos, where she seated herself by the side of a fountain.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence

Word Origin and History for byblos

Byblos

ancient Phoenician port (modern Jebeil, Lebanon) from which Egyptian papyrus was exported to Greece. The name probably is a Greek corruption of Phoenician Gebhal, said to mean literally "frontier town" (cf. Hebrew gebhul "frontier, boundary," Arabic jabal "mountain"), or perhaps it is Canaanite gubla "mountain." The Greek name also might have been influenced by, or come from, an Egyptian word for "papyrus."