Difference between revisions of "Eleutherus"
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50726" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50726" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Eleutherus]] </strong> ( 1Ma 11:7; 1Ma 12:30 ). [[A]] river which separated Syria and PhÅ“nicia, and appears to be the mod. <em> Nahr el-Kebîr </em> or ‘Great River,’ which divides the [[Lebanon]] in two north of Tripoli. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38580" /> == | |||
<p> (Ε᾿λεύθερος '', free;'' see Simonis, ''Onom.'' page 58), a river of Syria mentioned in 1 [[Maccabees]] 11:7; 1 Maccabees 12:30. In early ages it was a noted border stream (Pliny, 5:17; 9:12; Ptolemy, 5:15, 4). According to Strabo, it separated Syria from [[Phoenicia]] (16:753), and formed the northern limit of Coele-Syria. [[Josephus]] informs us that Antony gave [[Cleopatra]] "the cities that were within the river Eleutherus, as far as Egypt, except [[Tyre]] and Sidon" (Ant. 15:4, 1; War, 1:18, 5). [[A]] careful examination of the passages in Numbers 34:8-10, and Ezekiel 47:15-17, and a comparison of them with the features of the country, lead Mr. [[Porter]] to the conclusion that this river also formed in part the northern border of the " [[Promised]] Land" ''(Five Years in Damascus,'' 2:354 sq.). Pliny says that at a certain season of the year it swarmed with tortoise (9:10). Of the identity of the Eleutherus with the modern aihr el-Kebir, "Great River," there cannot be a doubt. Its highest source is at the northeastern base of Lebanon; it sweeps round the northern end of the range, through the opening called in [[Scripture]] "the entrance of Hamath" ( Numbers 34:8), and, after receiving several small tributaries from the heights of Lebanon, it falls into the [[Mediterranean]] about eighteen miles north of Tripolis. It still forms the boundary between the provinces of Akkar and elHusn. During summer and autumn it is but a small stream, easily forded, but in winter it swells into a large and rapid river (Maundrell, p. 33; Burckhardt, page 270; Paulus, ''Samml.'' 1:35, 303). </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3375" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3375" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ē̇''''' -'''''lū´thẽr''''' -'''''us''''' ( Ἐλεύθερος , <i> '''''Eleútheros''''' </i> ; 1 Macc 11:7; 12:30): | <p> '''''ē̇''''' -'''''lū´thẽr''''' -'''''us''''' ( Ἐλεύθερος , <i> '''''Eleútheros''''' </i> ; 1 Macc 11:7; 12:30): [[A]] river separating Syria and Phoenicia. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_50726"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/eleutherus Eleutherus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | <ref name="term_50726"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/eleutherus Eleutherus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_38580"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/eleutherus Eleutherus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_3375"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/eleutherus Eleutherus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_3375"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/eleutherus Eleutherus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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