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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2053" /> == | |||
<p> '''''bib´lus''''' . See [[Gebal]] . </p> | <p> '''''bib´lus''''' . See [[Gebal]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_28904" /> == | |||
<p> (Βύβλος in Steph. Byz., Βίβλος in Zozim. 1:58), a city of Phoenicia, seated on a rising ground near the sea, at the foot of Lebanon, between [[Sidon]] and the promontory Theoprosopon (Strabo, 16:75), 24 miles from [[Berytus]] (Pliny, v. 20; Pomp. Mela, 1:12, 3); according to [[Ptolemy]] (v. 15, 4), 670 40' and 330 56'. It was celebrated for the birth and worship of [[Adonis]] (q.v.), the [[Syrian]] [[Tammuz]] (Eustath. ad Dionys.v. 912; Lucian, Dea Syra, p. 6; Nonnus, Dionys. 3, 109). It seems to be mentioned in [[Scripture]] as "the land of the Giblites," which was assigned to the [[Israelites]] (Joshua 13:5), but of which they never took possession. Its inhabitants were famous as "stonesquarers" (1 Kings 5:18), and supplied </p> <p> "caulkers" for the [[Tyrian]] fleet (Ezekiel 27:9). Enylus, king of Byblus, when he learned that his town was in possession of Alexander, came up with his vessels and joined the [[Macedonian]] fleet (Arrian, Anab. 2, 15, 8; 20, 1). [[Byblus]] seems afterward to have fallen into the hands of a petty tyrant, since Pompeyiis described as giving it freedom by beheading the tyrant (Strabo, 16:755). This town, then called Giblah (Abulfed. Tab. Syr. p. 94; Schultens' [[Index]] Vit. Salad. s.v. Sjibila), after having been the see of a bishop (Reland, Palaest. p. 216), fell under [[Moslem]] rule (see Richter, Wallf. p. 118; Reise einer Wienoriz, 2, 201; Michaelis, Suppl. p. 251 sq.; Hamelsweld, 3, 275). The modern town is named Jubeil, and is enclosed by a wall of about a mile and a half in circumference, apparently of the time of the [[Crusades]] (Chesney, Euphrat. Exped. 1, 453). It contains the remains of an ancient [[Roman]] theater; the "cavea" is nearly perfect, with its concentric ranks of seats, divided by their "praecinctiones," "cunei," etc., quite distinguishable (Thomson, in the [[Bibliotheca]] Sacra, v. 259). [[Many]] fragments of fine granite columns are lying about (Burckhardt, Syria, p. 180). Byblus was the birthplace of the [[Philo]] who translated [[Sanchoniatho]] into Greek. The coins of Byblus bear frequently the type of Astarte; also of His, who came hither in search of the body of [[Osiris]] (Eckhel, 3, 359; Mem. de l'Acad. des Inscr. 34, 252). (See [[Gebal]]). [[Another]] city called Jabala, in [[Laodicea]] (Abulf. Syria, p. 109 sq.), must not be confounded with the above, as it lay entirely beyond the region of Palestine. (See [[Giblite]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_2053"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/byblus Byblus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_28904"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/byblus Byblus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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