Bible Dictionary
Coelesyria
Coelesyria, or Coele-Syria, was the valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges. Its exact extent varied according to the usage of different ancient writers.
Definition
Coelesyria is another form of Coele-Syria, the extensive valley between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon. It stretches for nearly one hundred miles and was known as a hollow or valley of Syria.
Biblical Usage
The region is probably reflected in the biblical reference to the inhabitants of the plain of Aven in connection with Damascus.
Historical Background
The Greek name was applied to the valley lying between the two mountain ranges. Ancient usage varied in the extent of territory included under the name.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(hollow Syria), the remarkable valley or hollow which intervenes between Libanus and Anti-Libanus, stretching a distance of nearly a hundred miles. The only mention of the region as a separate tract of country which the Jewish Scriptures contain is probably that in (Amos 1:5) where “the inhabitants of the plain of Aven” are threatened in conjunction with those of Damascus. The word is given in the Authorized Version as CELO-SYRIA.