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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50726" /> ==
 
<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>
Eleutherus <ref name="term_38573" />
       
<p> or Eleutherius, a native of Nicopolis, elected bishop of Rome after the death of Soter, May 3, 177. He is previously (168) mentioned as a deacon of bishop [[Anicetus]] of Rome. He opposed with much zeal the errors of the [[Valentinians]] during his tenure of office. Two events are reported to have rendered his pontificate memorable: the glorious death of the martyrs of [[Lyons]] and [[Vienne]] (Eusebius, Hist. &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 5:4), and an embassy from Lucius, king of Great Britain, to demand a missionary to teach the Britons the [[Christian]] religion (Bede, Hist. Eccl. 3:25; Collier, Eccl. Hist. 1:35). The churches of Lyons and Vienne sent to him the acts of those of their members who had Just suffered martyrdom. Their messenger was the; presbyter Irenaeus, subsequently celebrated as one of the pillars of the Church in Gaul. As the letter of these churches to Eleutheo us warns against the Montanists, some have inferred, though without being supported by any other proof, that [[Eleutherus]] was an adherent of the Montanist sect. The legend about the embassy of king Lucius, and the subsequent mission of two Roman missionaries to England, is doubted by many historians. Eleutherus died A.D. 192. He is commemorated in the Church of Rome as a saint on the 26th of May. See Mosheim, Comment. 1:273; Neander, [[Planting]] and Training, 2:518; Smith. [[Religion]] of [[Ancient]] Britain, pages 121, 122; Herzog, Real-Encykl. in, 753. (A.J.S.) </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 &nbsp;1 [[Maccabees]] 11:7; &nbsp;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 &nbsp;Numbers 34:8-10, and &nbsp;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" (&nbsp;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>
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3375" /> ==
<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_38573"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/eleutherus+(2) Eleutherus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</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>
       
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Revision as of 10:20, 15 October 2021

Eleutherus [1]

or Eleutherius, a native of Nicopolis, elected bishop of Rome after the death of Soter, May 3, 177. He is previously (168) mentioned as a deacon of bishop Anicetus of Rome. He opposed with much zeal the errors of the Valentinians during his tenure of office. Two events are reported to have rendered his pontificate memorable: the glorious death of the martyrs of Lyons and Vienne (Eusebius, Hist.  Ecclesiastes 5:4), and an embassy from Lucius, king of Great Britain, to demand a missionary to teach the Britons the Christian religion (Bede, Hist. Eccl. 3:25; Collier, Eccl. Hist. 1:35). The churches of Lyons and Vienne sent to him the acts of those of their members who had Just suffered martyrdom. Their messenger was the; presbyter Irenaeus, subsequently celebrated as one of the pillars of the Church in Gaul. As the letter of these churches to Eleutheo us warns against the Montanists, some have inferred, though without being supported by any other proof, that Eleutherus was an adherent of the Montanist sect. The legend about the embassy of king Lucius, and the subsequent mission of two Roman missionaries to England, is doubted by many historians. Eleutherus died A.D. 192. He is commemorated in the Church of Rome as a saint on the 26th of May. See Mosheim, Comment. 1:273; Neander, Planting and Training, 2:518; Smith. Religion of Ancient Britain, pages 121, 122; Herzog, Real-Encykl. in, 753. (A.J.S.)

References

  1. ↑ Eleutherus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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