Belus River
Encyclopedia
Belus or Belos is a small river in north-western Israel
, where according to legend, mentioned by Isidore of Seville
in his Etymologiae glass-making
was invented.
This river is identified with what is now called the Na'aman River , near Acre
.
Pliny the Elder
(N.H. 5.19), using the name 'Pacida', mentions that the river flowed from Lake Cendevia (now below Mount Carmel
) for five miles (8 km) to the sea near "Ptolemais Ace", and that it was celebrated for its vitrous sands.
Today's Na'amân River originates from springs near Ein Afek
, primarily Ein Nymphit
, and flows through the Zevulun valley to the Acre
Bay.
The Ein Afek springs originally caused swamps to be formed. These swamps were dried up in the early 1900's, and replaced by a small nature reserve around a small lake.
The Na'amân River is approximately 10 KM long, and flows from south to north, before emptying into the Mediterranean sea
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, where according to legend, mentioned by Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien"...
in his Etymologiae glass-making
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
was invented.
This river is identified with what is now called the Na'aman River , near Acre
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
.
Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
(N.H. 5.19), using the name 'Pacida', mentions that the river flowed from Lake Cendevia (now below Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...
) for five miles (8 km) to the sea near "Ptolemais Ace", and that it was celebrated for its vitrous sands.
Today's Na'amân River originates from springs near Ein Afek
Tel Afek
Tel Afek, , also spelled Aphek, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel....
, primarily Ein Nymphit
Ein Nymphit
Ein Nymphit is a small nature reserve northwest of Tel Afek, south of Kfar Masaryk. It contains a perrenial spring that produces clean clear water. The water flows from the spring to Nahal Na'aman, filling some pools on the way...
, and flows through the Zevulun valley to the Acre
Acre, Israel
Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....
Bay.
The Ein Afek springs originally caused swamps to be formed. These swamps were dried up in the early 1900's, and replaced by a small nature reserve around a small lake.
The Na'amân River is approximately 10 KM long, and flows from south to north, before emptying into the Mediterranean sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
.