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Meaning of Ragaba | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A fortress in the ancient Middle East that was besieged by Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra, probably a walled city on the Argob of Bashan (modern-day Lajat).

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Examples

“Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.”

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