MEDAVA
MEDAVA (
Μήδαυα), a town of Arabia Petraea, placed by Ptolemy in long. 68° 30‘, lat. 30° 45‘ doubtless identical with Medeba or Madeba [
MADEBA], the letters
αυ and
αβ being identical in sound, and, consequently, used interchangeably, especially in proper names. (
Ptol. 5.17.6.)
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