Meaning of the name: made of stone; a building. Related names are: Pharpar,
Damascus, and
Israel. The translations of Abana in 2 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Amana in Arabic to
Amana in German!
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. (2KI 5:12)