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Bostrenus (2)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Bostrom, Christoffer Jakob
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(Βοστρηνός ), the "graceful" river upon whose banks Sidon was situated (Dionys. Per. p. 913); being the modern Nahr el-Auhy, a stream rising in Mount Lebanon from fountains an hour and a half beyond the village el- Baruk; it is at first a wild torrent, and its course is nearly south-west (Burckhardt, Syria, p. 206; Robinson, Researches, 3:429; Chesney, Euphrat. Exped. i, 467).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bostrenus (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bostrenus-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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