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Rh among the Roman Arabs. There were Arabians present at the feast of Pentecost, and St. Paul resided some time in the dominions of the Arabian king Hareth, or Arethas, whose territory included the city of Damascus. Agbarus, so celebrated in the annals of the early Christians, was a prince of the territory of Edessa, and Christianity had made some progress in the desert in the time of Arnobius. Bishops of Bostra (Basra), which was considered as an Arabian town, are mentioned in early records. The tribe of Ghassan was celebrated for its early attachment to the Christian faith; and during the