What Old West city was named after a biblical city that drew its name from the Hebrew word for “grassy plain.” August 17, 2017 By Show Press Release (42 More Words) Abilene, Kansas, which was entirely grassland when it was named in the mid-nineteenth century and served as the end of the famous Chisholm Trail. The biblical Abilene (from the Hebrew word abel) is mentioned in Luke 3:1 and was in ancient Syria More Religion QuestionsMore The Bible Questions