A small river mentioned in 1 Maccabees 11:7 and 12:30 and almost certainly to be identified with the Nahr-el-Kebir, which begins in the northeast base of Lebanon and flows into the Mediterranean about 18 miles (29 kilometers) north of Tripoli. It marked the limits of Jonathan’s expeditions.
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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.