Mount Qasioun
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Mount Qasioun is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broad
Mount Qasioun overlooking Damascus, 2004
Damascus viewed from the mountain's top
Damascus and Mount Qasioun in 1924
Snow covering the mountain in winter
Abel
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Abel is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, he was a shepherd who offered his firstbor
Mount Qasioun
…stories told about Abraham and Jesus also having prayed in it. It is mentioned in medieval Arab history books as having been the place where Cain killed Abel. It was known for hundreds of years as a place where prayers were immediately accepted, and especially in times of drought rulers of Damascus would…
Sacrifice of Abel by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, c. 1667
Cain leadeth Abel to death, by James Tissot, c. 1900
The First Mourning (Adam and Eve mourn the death of Abel); oil on canvas 1888 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Grave of Abel within the Nabi Habeel Mosque