Nahr al-Kabir
Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi (Arabic for the great river, النهر الكبير الجنوبي) is a river in the Middle East flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The river flows through the Hims Gap.
The river forms the northern end of the border between Lebanon and Syria. The river was known in ancient times as the Eleutherus[1]. (Eleutheros, Eleuteris) and is referred to as such in the Bible (1 Maccabees 11:7 and 12:30). In English, it is also known as the Nahr el-Kebir or simply as the Kebir.
References
- ^ Josephus, The Jewish War 1:363 pg 75 Translated by G.A.Williamson 1959, printed 1981
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