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  1. Dec 8, 2023 · The Bible first mentions Tyre in a list of cities that were part of the inheritance of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:2431). 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).

  2. It was an exceedingly strong position, and is referred to in the Bible as the "strong" or "fortitled" city (Joshua 19:29). The space within the walls was crowded with buildings, and is said to have contained 40,000 inhabitants.

  3. Say to Tyre, who is located at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coasts and islands: This is what the Lord GOD says: Tyre, you declared, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ Your realm was in ...

  4. Isaiah (23:2, 12) seems to imply that Tyre was a colony of Sidon. She was a “daughter of Sidon” according to the prophet, and the phrase “Sidonian goods” in Homer might imply that Sidon was the more ancient city.

  5. Study the meaning of Tyre in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Learn more about the biblical context and references of Tyre.

  6. Tyre in the time of Christ and since. --When visited by Christ, (Matthew 15:21; Mark 7:24) Tyre was perhaps more populous than Jerusalem, and if so, it was undoubtedly the largest city which the saviour is known to have visited.

  7. 23 The burden of Tyre. Howl you ships of Tarshish! The land of Kittim, it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, you who dwell in the isles. The merchants of Sidon, such as pass over the sea, have replenished you. 3 The seed of Nile, by the abundance of waters, the harvest of the river was her revenue and she was a marketplace of the nations.

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