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proper noun
- ClassicalhistoryA 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).
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.
1828, Johann Jahn, translated by Calvin Ellis Stowe, History of the Hebrew Commonwealth, chapter xi, § 106, page 325
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Ragaba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragaba
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“Ragaba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragaba. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ragaba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragaba.
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