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| Tyre | | | | | Official website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon | | | In the bible:: In the time of David, a friendly alliance was entered into between the Hebrews and the Tyrians, who were long ruled over by their native kings (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1; 2 Chr. 2:3). It is referred to in Matt. 11:21 and Acts 12:20. In A.D. 1291 it was tak | | | | | | | |
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| | Description: Tyre is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The name of the city means rock after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. In ancient times, the island city of Tyre was heavily fortified (with defensive walls 150 feet (46 m) high) and the mainland settlement, originally called Ushu (later, called Palaetyrus, meaning Old Tyre, by the Greeks) was actually more like a line of suburbs than any one city and was used primarily as a source of water and timber for the main island city. Josephus records that the two fought against each other on occasion, although most of the time they supported one another because they both benefited from the island city's wealth from maritime trade and the mainland area's source of timber, water and burial grounds. A detailed list of trading partners and merchandise can be found in the Bible in the Book of Ezekiel 27:1–24. |
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