The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) The undefined region around Syria is historically referred to as the Levant (an archaic French phrase for the âlands of the rising sunâ), including modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan.
Anchor Symbol. An anchor is a heavy weight that holds a ship in place. Remaining firm and steadfast amid the uncertainty of storms and the elements, an anchor symbolizes such concepts as firmness, tranquility and hope.
The anchor is often found in burial places of the early Roman Christians. Other substitute symbols in use were the trident and a decussate cross, which looks like the Greek letter chi. The wide-spread symbol for the Crucifixion in those days was a lamb at the foot of the anchor: the lamb representing Christ, and the anchor the cross.