Abila (Peraea)
Abila (Peraea) ranks 9,618th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guinea-Bissau, Goshen, Indiana, and Gallipoli. Memorable people born in Abila (Peraea) include Phinehas. Abila (Peraea) has been the birth place of many religious figures. Abila (Peraea) is located in Jordan.
Abila was an ancient city east of the Jordan River in the Plains of Moab, later Peraea, near Livias, about twelve km northeast of the north shore of the Dead Sea. The site is identified with modern Khirbet el-Kafrayn, Jordan and identified on the Madaba Map as an unnamed icon. There is a widely supported theory that in the Hebrew Bible, it is referred to as Abel-Shittim, as well as in the shorter forms Shittim and Ha-Shittim. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1300 BC, Abila (Peraea) was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Phinehas.
People Born in Abila (Peraea)
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Most individuals born in present day Abila (Peraea) were religious figures (1), while most who died were .
