Atlas Tyre and surrounding area Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0 Additional data from OpenBible.info Occurrences Joshua 19:29 The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib; The Bible first mentions Tyre in a list of cities that were part of the inheritance of the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 19:24-31 ). Fortified with a wall, Tyre held an exceedingly strong position. It was the only city in the list described as "strong" or "fortified" (verse 29).
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Tyre does not appear again in the Bible until Hiram, king of Tyre, sends cedar, carpenters, and masons to build David's house (2 Sm 5:11). While both cities are mentioned in a number of second millennium BC extra-Biblical documents, the most interesting accounts come from the Amarna Letters. Tyre, town on the Mediterranean coast of southern Lebanon, located 12 miles (19 km) north of the modern border with Israel and 25 miles (40 km) south of Sidon (modern Ṣaydā). It was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 bce through the Roman period. Where is biblical Tyre today? 1 modern identification Places in the Bible Today: Tyre Data 1 Identification Tyre (modern): very high confidence Tyre Verses (64) Josh-Ruth (1) Josh 19:29 1Sam-Esth (14) 2Sam 5:11, 24:7 1Kgs 5:1, 7:13, 7:14, 9:11, 9:12 1Chr 14:1, 22:4 2Chr 2:3, 2:11, 2:14 Ezra 3:7 Neh 13:16 Job-Mal (37) Ps 45:12, 83:7, 87:4 Daily Bible Reading Plans x Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. One-Year Plans Canonical Blended Chronological Historical
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A dozen m. S of Tyre, a seaward thrust of hills and promontories forms a natural wall. It marks the modern border, a score of m. S of which lies the great Israeli port of Haifa. Both Tyre and Sidon still function as ports, but the ruins of Tyre are far more extensive and the subject of major archeological investigation and excavation. Mk 7:24 Jesus travels to the Mediterranean coast near the Gentile (non-Jewish) city of Tyre (see 4 on Map 8).. Tyre. In New Testament times, Tyre was the main seaport of the Roman province of Syria and Phoenicia - a prosperous city with pagan temples and twin harbours built on either side of a small island (see Map 8).The Roman settlement, to the south of the island, was constructed adjacent. 11. The Holy Land in New Testament Times Image Bible map 11 Tyre and Sidon Jesus compared Chorazin and Bethsaida to Tyre and Sidon ( Matt. 11:20-22 ). He healed the daughter of a Gentile woman ( Matt. 15:21-28 ). Bible Map of Tyre Bible Map of Tyre, and Sidon, where Jesus traveled during his ministries. Jesus goes to Lebanon Related to Bible Books: Matthew Showing Locations: Bethlehem Caesarea Capernaum Damascus Dead Sea Decapolis Gaza Strip Israel Jerusalem Jordan River Judea Lebanon Mount Hermon Mount Tabor Phoenicia Samaria the city Sea of Galilee Sidon
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Tyre was the object of lengthy oracles by the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel (Isa 23; Ezek 26-28), and was one of eight nations condemned in the opening oracles of the prophet Amos (Amos 1:9-10). Hippodrome The hippodrome, or Roman circus, was built in the 2nd century A.D. Map 1: The Location of Tyre 1 History of Tyre. The city of Tyre was located on two islands 600-700m from the mainland and 40 km south of Sidon. The prophet Isaiah called her "the old, old city" (Isa. 23:7) and we have evidence that she was inhabited from early in the 3rd millennium BC.
Chronological Bible Studies, main page. Return to Maps menu. map of Tyre and Sidon, and Tyre before conquered by Alexander the Great,332 BC. Bible map of Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, and Sidon, which are cities and kingdoms doomed to fall, according to Zechariah's prophecy in Zechariah 9. Bible map of Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, Sidon Related to Bible Books:
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Tyre (in modern-day Lebanon) is one of the oldest cities in the world, dating back over 4,000 years, during which it has been inhabited almost continuously. It was one of the most important, and at times the dominant, city of Phoenicia, whose citizens claimed it had been founded by the great god Melqart. The city was an ancient Phoenician port and industrial center which, in myth, is known as. This map shows the cities known as Tyre and Sidon in the land of Phoenicia near ancient Israel. The Bible says that when Jesus travelled to the region of Tyre and Sidon, a Canaanite woman came to him and begged him to save her daughter from a demon.
