Byblos

The Phonecian city of Gebal 𐤂𐤁𐤋 Ugaritic 𐎂𐎁𐎍 was named Byblos by the Greeks, because it was through Gebal that bublos (Bύβλος ["Egyptian papyrus"]) was imported into Greece. The present day city is now known by the Arabic name Jubayl or Jbeil (جبيل), a direct descendant of the Canaanite Semitic name in reference to mountain.

It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon, it was the first city ever built, and even today is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world.
It is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 5:32, referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple.

It is located on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Lebanon, about 26 miles (42 kilometers) north of Beirut. It is attractive to archaeologists because of the successive layers of debris resulting from centuries of human habitation.
The site first appears to have been settled during the Neolithic period, approximately 5000 BC. Neothlithic remains of some buildings can be observed at the site. According to the writer Philo of Byblos (quoting Sanchuniathon, and quoted in Eusebius), Byblos had the reputation of being the oldest city in the world, founded by Cronus, and was also where Thoth invented writing.

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