Na'aman River

Nahal Na'aman
Ein Naaman fish ponds 1927
Rowing on Na'aman River, c. 1940-1950

The Na'aman (Hebrew: נחל נעמן, Nahal Na'aman) or Na'mein River (Arabic: نهر النعامين, Nahr Na'mein)[1] is a stream in northwestern Israel. To the ancient writers Pliny, Tacitus, and Josephus, it was known as the Belus (Latin) or Belos River (Greek: Βῆλος, Bē̂los) of Phoenicia.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Survey of Western Palestine: A General Index, Volume 1, p.131, Palestine Exploration Fund (1888)
  2. ^ E. Marianne Stern (1995). Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries. Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider with The Toledo Museum of Art. p. 23. ISBN 88-7062-916-3. Retrieved 8 December 2015. the Belus River in ancient Phoenicia
  3. ^ Getzel M. Cohen (2006). The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa. University of California Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780520241480. Retrieved 8 December 2015.