Raphanea

Raphanea
الرفنية
1936 aerial view of Raphanea
Raphanea is located in Syria
Raphanea
Shown within Syria
LocationSyria
RegionHama Governorate
Coordinates34°56′03″N 36°23′48″E / 34.93417°N 36.39667°E / 34.93417; 36.39667

Raphanea or Raphaneae (Ancient Greek: Ῥαφάνεια;[1] Arabic: الرفنية, romanizedal-Rafaniyya; colloquial: Rafniye) was a city of the late Roman province of Syria Secunda. Its bishopric was a suffragan of Apamea.

  1. ^ Emil Schürer (2014). "A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ: Two Divisions in Five Volumes". Aeterna Press.

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