yes, in fact the world bible is derived from the word byblos. byblos is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world. some places are older but they were deserted at one time or another. for more info check byblos wikipedia
Byblos is in Lebanon, situated to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. it is believed to be the oldest inhabited city in the world.
Byblos (Lebanon) may date back as far as 5000 BCE and is considered by many to be the oldest continuously populated city.
Balkh, Afghanistan, Byblos, Lebanon, Damascus, Syria, and Jericho, Israel all claim to be the world's oldest city. However, Jericho is the only one with evidence to support this, as settlements in Jericho began in 9,000 BC.
Lebanon
Gebal is now a city called Byblos, in modern day Lebanon
The oldest city of the world is Jericho, as evidence supports that humans first settled in Jericho 11,000 years ago. Damascus, Balkh, and Byblos also claim to be the world's oldest city, but no evidence supports this. Of these old cities, the largest is Damascus.
Many cities claim to be the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. However, Jericho is the only one of these cities to have evidence to support its claim, as Jericho was inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC.
beirut is the third oldest ( possibly first ) continually inhabited city in the world ( the first being byblos in Lebanon ) it was first settled 3000 BC. some scholars however say that it was settles as early as 5500 BC.
Byblos was a city in northwestern Lebanon that exported papyrus or paper plants to the Aegean region. The English term Bible comes from the Greek 'biblia' which comes from Byblos. See link below:
While Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is not the oldest. Some of the oldest cities include Jericho, Aleppo, and Byblos, among others. These cities have a history of human settlement dating back thousands of years.
The largest city of Lebanon is the Capital Itself, Beirut
Damascus is the oldest city in the world.