Aretas is the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the

Nabataeans The Nabataeans or Nabateans (; Nabataean Aramaic: , , vocalized as ) were an ancient Arabs, Arab people who inhabited northern Arabian Peninsula, Arabia and the southern Levant. Their settlements—most prominently the assumed capital city o ...

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Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

It can refer to: * Aretas I was a king in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (r. 175–164 BCE) * Aretas II ruled Nabatea from 120 or 110 to 96 BC * Aretas III ruled Nabatea from 87 to 62 BC * Aretas IV Philopatris was the father-in-law of Herod Antipas; he is described as ruler of Damascus at the time of Paul's conversion * Aretas (martyr) (died 523)

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