In fact, the city took its name from this rock island. Twenty miles south of Sidon, in the middle of a coastal plain, Tyre (called Sour in Arabic today) was constructed on a rock island a few hundred yards out into the Mediterranean (Ward 1997:247). Jul 16, 2013. Saint Remigius: " And they have made the sins not of Sodom only and Gomorrah, but of Tyre and Sidon light in comparison, . After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Beirut: Librairie Orientale. While both cities are mentioned in a number of second millennium BC extra-Biblical documents, the most interesting accounts come from the Amarna Letters. And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? It was a city of great extent and splendor, and extensive commerce. They also took Lot, Abrams nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. It is believed the Castle sits over the site of the Phoenician temple to Melkart. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram. It was built partly on a small island about 70 paces from the shore, and partly on the mainland. Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the Lord. Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim. Again cedars were floated from Lebanon along the Mediterranean coast to Joppa, where they could be brought overland to Jerusalem (Ezr 3:7). The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Matthew 11. It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. "[3], Augustine: "A certain Catholic disputant of some note expounded this place of the Gospel in the following way; That the Lord foreknew that they of Tyre and Sidon would fall from the faith after they had believed the miracles done among them; and that therefore in mercy He did not His miracles there; because they would have incurred the heavier penalty had they lapsed from the faith after having held it, than if they had never held it at all. Pp. And, therefore, if the men of Nineveh at that time had refused to repent, they would have been condemned for not responding to the evidence that they were given. Please be aware that these items are sent out from our office in the UK. While Tyre seemed to withstand Nebuchadnezzar, it was not prepared for Alexander 250 years later. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. The inhabitants of Sidon and Tyre offended Herod Agrippa I and came to visit him at Jerusalem. And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? [1][2], Saint Remigius: " And they have made the sins not of Sodom only and Gomorrah, but of Tyre and Sidon light in comparison, and therefore it follows, For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would perhaps have remained unto this day. The hippodrome at Tyre is the best preserved in the world. But those who survived fled to the hill country. The whole world will be exposed to the wonderful truth and perfect way of God"for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
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