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Jabal

American  
[jey-buhl] / ˈdʒeɪ bəl /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a son of Lamech, and the progenitor of nomadic shepherds.


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Later, I took a 20-minute drive to Al Sahab Park, a short distance outside Abha, crowded with people admiring the evening mist shrouding Jabal Soudah, the country’s highest peak at 9,892 feet.

From Los Angeles Times

One afternoon, I decided to brave Jabal Soudah, figuring a short hike was in order.

From Los Angeles Times

Ever since the E1 project was on the books, Atallah Mazaraa, a Bedouin who lives near Ezariya in an area called Pope Hill — or Jabal Al-Baba, so named because it was gifted to the pope when the area was under Jordanian control — has kept up a grinding legal fight to keep his community in place.

From Los Angeles Times

Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.

From BBC

In June 2024, we tracked down Jabal to a migrant reception centre in Luxembourg and confronted him on the street.

From BBC