Nabataea

alternative Nabatea

1. historicalThe Nabataean Kingdom; the land of the Arab Nabataeans, in present-day Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.

   Germanicus met with the legate (governor) of Syria, the king of Nabataea and ambassadors from the king of Parthia, whose kingdom lay to the east of Palestine.

   1999, James S. Jeffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era, InterVarsity Press (IVP Academic), page 118

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   The marriage had settled long-running conflicts between his^([Herod Antipas's]) kingdom and Nabataea. Maintaining reasonable relations with Nabataea suited the Romans.

   2012, Tobias Churton, The Mysteries of John the Baptist, Simon and Schuster, unnumbered page

   Aware of Syllaeus's involvement, Herod demanded that he deny the raiders refuge in Nabataea. He also called for repayment of the substantial loan he had made to Nabataea's king.

   2013, Norman Gelb, Herod the Great, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, page 121

   Synonyms: Nabataean Kingdom, Kingdom of Nabataea