Bishara bin Silwan Nahoul (Abu Nahoul) was an author and translator who lived and studied in Beirut, Lebanon. Among his works include his 1884 book entitled Montakhabat Alsina’a fi Fan Al-Zira’a (Selected Techniques in the Art of Agriculture), which he translated in two volumes. The first volume details the techniques of the art of agriculture while explaining the essence of dust, metal bodies, air and water. The second volume discusses the techniques of poultry farming and ranching, its diseases and treatments.