Trachonitis
Easton, 1897
A rugged region, corresponds to the Heb. Argob (q.v.), the Greek name of a region on the east of Jordan (Luke 3:1); one of the five Roman provinces into which that district was divided. It was in the tetrarchy of Philip, and is now called the Lejah.
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).