Phoenicians

... PHOENICIA; PHOENICIANS. ... The mineral products are few, and the Phoenicians depended on their colonies and other lands for what they needed of these. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... His eldest son, Zidon, was the father of the Sidonians and Phoenicians. ... In Joshua 5:12 the LXX. read, "land of the Phoenicians," instead of "land of Canaan.". ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Phenicia (1 Occurrence)

... 27:3, 4). The far-reaching commercial activity of the Phoenicians, especially with Tarshish and the western world, enriched them with vast wealth, which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phenicia.htm - 12k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... the battle-axe. They were called Phoenicians by the Greeks and Poeni by the Romans. By race the Canaanites were Semitic. They were ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Glass (12 Occurrences)

... by accident, as related by Pliny (NH, xxxvi.65), is apocryphal, but it was natural for the Greeks and Romans to ascribe it to the Phoenicians, since they were ... biblethesaurus.org/g/glass.htm - 21k

Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)

... The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtoreth.htm - 14k

Kittim (8 Occurrences)

... i.105), he states that her temple in Cyprus was an offshoot from that ancient foundation, as reported by the Cyprians themselves, Phoenicians having founded it ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kittim.htm - 15k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)

... It is generally conceded that what technical skill the Hebrews acquired resulted from their contact with the Canaanites and Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crafts.htm - 30k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... PHOENICIA; PHOENICIANS. ... The mineral products are few, and the Phoenicians depended on their colonies and other lands for what they needed of these. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Philistines (224 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Genesis 10:14, RV; but in AV, "Philistim"), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philistines.htm - 75k

Baal (94 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal.htm - 53k

Jezebel (20 Occurrences)

... 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 18:4, 13, 19; 19:1, 2; 21:5;; 2 Kings 9:7;, 30;; Revelation 2:20): Daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, ie Phoenicians, and queen ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jezebel.htm - 26k

Joppa (14 Occurrences)

... It is one of the oldest towns in Asia. It was and still is the chief sea-port of Judea. It was never wrested from the Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joppa.htm - 17k

Earnest (33 Occurrences)

... 38:17-20; "indeed, the Hebrew word has simply passed into the Greek and Latin languages, probably through commercial dealings with the Phoenicians, the great ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earnest.htm - 20k

Dor (7 Occurrences)

... 11:1, 2; 12:23). It was the most southern settlement of the Phoenicians on the coast of Syria. The original inhabitants seem never ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dor.htm - 13k

Potter (14 Occurrences)

... in the land which later became the home of the children of Israel began long before this people possessed the land and even before the Phoenicians of the coast ... biblethesaurus.org/p/potter.htm - 28k

Pottery (11 Occurrences)

... in the land which later became the home of the children of Israel began long before this people possessed the land and even before the Phoenicians of the coast ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pottery.htm - 27k

Caphtor (4 Occurrences)

... die Bucher Moses, 130) thought that Caphtor represented the Egyptian Kaft-ur, holding that Kaft was the Egyptian name for the colonies of Phoenicians in the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caphtor.htm - 11k

Caphtorim (3 Occurrences)

... die Bucher Moses, 130) thought that Caphtor represented the Egyptian Kaft-ur, holding that Kaft was the Egyptian name for the colonies of Phoenicians in the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caphtorim.htm - 10k

Ahab (85 Occurrences)

... 2. His Foreign Policy: In the days of David and Solomon a beneficial commercial intercourse existed between the Hebrews and the Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahab.htm - 52k

Sidon (35 Occurrences)

... The settlers readily mingled with the Phoenicians, and Sidon rose to power again when Assyria fell, was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar at the time of his siege of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sidon.htm - 25k

Asher (43 Occurrences)

... The rich land assigned to Asher sloped to the Phoenician seaboard, and brought him into touch with the Phoenicians who were already world-famous in trade and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asher.htm - 26k

Ships (46 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Genesis 49:13). Moses (Deuteronomy 28:68) and Job (9 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ships.htm - 53k

Semites

... who are not specified in the Bible as Semites, and indeed are plainly called Hamitic, eg the Babylonians (Genesis 10:10) and the Phoenicians and Canaanites ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Semitic

... who are not specified in the Bible as Semites, and indeed are plainly called Hamitic, eg the Babylonians (Genesis 10:10) and the Phoenicians and Canaanites ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Phoenix (2 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenix.htm - 12k

Money (284 Occurrences)

... His partnership with the Phoenicians in commerce brought him large amounts of the precious metals, so that silver was said to have been as plentiful in ... biblethesaurus.org/m/money.htm - 69k

Boats (11 Occurrences)

... Hiram joined Solomon in these enterprises which had their center on the Red Sea, and thus the Phoenicians had water communication with the coasts of Arabia and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boats.htm - 40k

Architecture

... to the call. 4. Phoenician Designers: The Phoenicians who were employed seem to have been indifferent builders. They took 13 years ... biblethesaurus.org/a/architecture.htm - 28k

Zidon (25 Occurrences)

... It was the first home of the Phoenicians on the coast of Palestine, and from its extensive commercial relations became a "great" city (Joshua 11:8; 19:28). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zidon.htm - 17k

Noah (55 Occurrences)

... It was constructed of "gopher wood" (Genesis 6:14)-very likely the cypress used extensively by the Phoenicians for ship-building. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noah.htm - 66k

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)

... fit exactly the thing described-the Elamites and Lydians having probably not spoken a Shemitic language, and the Canaanites, including Phoenicians, with the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k

Languages (36 Occurrences)

... fit exactly the thing described-the Elamites and Lydians having probably not spoken a Shemitic language, and the Canaanites, including Phoenicians, with the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/languages.htm - 49k

Ivory (13 Occurrences)

... It was used by the Phoenicians to ornament the box-wood rowing-benches of their galleys, and Hiram's skilled workmen made Solomon's throne of ivory (1 Kings 10 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ivory.htm - 17k

Idol (56 Occurrences)

... (14.) Hammanim, "sun-images." Hamman is a synonym of Baal, the sun-god of the Phoenicians (2 Chronicles 34:4, 7; 14:3, 5; Isaiah 17:8). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idol.htm - 29k

Incense (167 Occurrences)

... or burning of aromatic substances, is common in the religious ceremonies of nearly all nations (Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, etc.), and it ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incense.htm - 44k

Fly (33 Occurrences)

... Hebrews zebub, (Ecclesiastes 10:1; Isaiah 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (qv). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fly.htm - 26k

Tin (6 Occurrences)

... It is the general opinion that the Phoenicians of Tyre and Sidon obtained their supplies of tin from the British Isles. In Ezek. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tin.htm - 10k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

... It was besieged by Shalmaneser, who was assisted by the Phoenicians of the mainland, for five years, and by Nebuchadnezzar (BC 586-573) for thirteen years ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyre.htm - 45k

Tripolis

... guerrilla warfare against Hyrcanus in Samaria, Antiochus Cyzicenus retired to Tripells (Ant., XII, x, 2). The city was founded by the Phoenicians and was a ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tripolis.htm - 7k

Rodanim (2 Occurrences)

... The Rodanim are generally identified as inhabitants of the island of RHODES (which see), well known to the ancient Phoenicians (Homer's Iliad). BRAZEN SEA. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rodanim.htm - 8k

Ebony (2 Occurrences)

... long. Ebony was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, as well as the Phoenicians, for various purposes; it was frequently inlaid with ivory. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ebony.htm - 8k

Diana (5 Occurrences)

... In Cappadocia she was known as Ma; to the Syrians as Atargatis or Mylitta; among the Phoenicians as Astarte, a name which appears among the Assyrians as Ishtar ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diana.htm - 15k

Dora

... It furnished an abundance of the shell-fish so valuable for the manufacture of the Tyrian purple, and this would have led the Phoenicians to occupy the site. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dora.htm - 9k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... Lud " Lydians " - Aram " Syrians " " - Ham " - Cush " Ethiopans " - Mizrain " Egyptians " - Phut " Lybians, Mauritanians " - Canaan " Canaanites, Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Metals (1 Occurrence)

... If so it corresponds to the general belief that the Phoenicians brought a considerable proportion of the metals used in Palestine from that country. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metals.htm - 10k

Month (197 Occurrences)

... "The Hebrews and Phoenicians had no word for month save 'moon,' and only saved their calendar from becoming vague like that of the Moslems by the interpolation ... biblethesaurus.org/m/month.htm - 44k

Melita (1 Occurrence)

... It was originally colonized by Phoenicians ("barbarians, 28:2). It came into the possession of the Greeks (BC 736), from whom it was taken by the Carthaginians ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melita.htm - 10k

Phoeni'cia (3 Occurrences)

Phoeni'cia. << Phoenicia, Phoeni'cia. Phoenicians >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). << Phoenicia, Phoeni'cia. Phoenicians >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/p/phoeni'cia.htm - 7k

Purple (54 Occurrences)

... 7); compare Arabic 'urjuwan, and Persian 'arghawan; porphura, porphureos Septuagint and New Testament)): Purple dye was manufactured by the Phoenicians from a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purple.htm - 28k

Banking

... But the Phoenicians are now thought to have been the inventors of the money-changing, money-lending system which is found in more or less modified and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/banking.htm - 13k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... The early settlers of Cilicia are held to have been Semitic Syrians and Phoenicians, but in the still earlier days the inhabitants must have been Hittites. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Cush (31 Occurrences)

... the southern shores and islands of the gulf, whence they afterwards emigrated to the Mediterranean and settled on the coast of Palestine as the Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cush.htm - 25k

Chittim (5 Occurrences)

... 27:6) are to be explained on the ground that while the name originally designated the Phoenicians only, it came latterly to be used of all the islands and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chittim.htm - 9k

Chiun (1 Occurrence)

... Astrologers represented this planet as baleful in its influences, and hence the Phoenicians offered to it human sacrifices, especially children. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chiun.htm - 8k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... The Phoenicians, who settled here very early, left many traces of their civilization in the industrial arts, such as dyeing and weaving, as well as in their ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Coins (13 Occurrences)

... both silver and copper, must have circulated largely in Palestine on account of the intimate commercial relations between the Jews and Phoenicians (for examples ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coins.htm - 13k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... It was originally inhabited by Phoenicians. In BC 477 it fell under the dominion of the Greeks; and became a Roman province BC 58. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Colour (22 Occurrences)

... Revelation 17:4). It was also the hue of the warrior's dress (Nahum 2:3; Isaiah 9:5). The Phoenicians excelled in the art of dyeing this colour (2 Chronicles 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colour.htm - 21k

Arkite (7 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15), a designation of certain descendants from the Phoenicians or Sidonians, the inhabitants of Arka ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arkite.htm - 9k

Ammonites (97 Occurrences)

... 11:7) against which Israel was especially warned (Leviticus 20:2-5). This worship was common to other tribes for we find it mentioned among the Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ammonites.htm - 43k

Artemis (5 Occurrences)

... In Cappadocia she was known as Ma; to the Syrians as Atargatis or Mylitta; among the Phoenicians as Astarte, a name which appears among the Assyrians as Ishtar ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artemis.htm - 14k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... abominations" in this sense are heathen gods, such as Ashtoreth (Astarte), Chemosh, Milcom, the "abominations" of the Zidonians (Phoenicians), Moabites, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Anakim (10 Occurrences)

... probably a remnant of the original inhabitants of Palestine before the Canaanites, a Cushite tribe from Babel, and of the same race as the Phoenicians and the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anakim.htm - 13k

Hittites (39 Occurrences)

... (1.) The Semites, living on the east of the isthmus of Suez. They were nomadic and pastoral tribes. (2.) The Phoenicians, who were merchants and traders; and. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hittites.htm - 55k

Sirion (4 Occurrences)

... Hermon among the Phoenicians (Deuteronomy 3:9). It is given as "Shirion" in Psalm 29:6 (Hebrew "breastplate" or "body armor"). Here it is named with Lebanon. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sirion.htm - 8k

Ammon (100 Occurrences)

... 11:7) against which Israel was especially warned (Leviticus 20:2-5). This worship was common to other tribes for we find it mentioned among the Phoenicians. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ammon.htm - 47k

Surety (21 Occurrences)

... Their trade was mostly in the hands of the Phoenicians and other foreigners, and the pressure of taxation for the payment of foreign tribute, etc., was heavy ... biblethesaurus.org/s/surety.htm - 18k

Lead (192 Occurrences)

... in Bible times. It was also brought by the Phoenicians from Spain (Tarshish) (Ezekiel 27:12) and the British Isles. Lead was used ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lead.htm - 42k

Primogeniture

... as the thing most dearly beloved as a sacrifice to their gods must be considered in this light, whether it appears among the Moabites, the Phoenicians or the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/primogeniture.htm - 13k

Tribe (250 Occurrences)

... article. Perhaps 2 Chronicles 2:14 may be taken to indicate that the Danites intermarried with the Phoenicians. Divided between ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribe.htm - 45k

Sennacherib (13 Occurrences)

... opposed by the prophet Isaiah, gifts were sent to Egypt, whence assistance was promised (Isaiah 30:1-4). Apparently also the Phoenicians and Philistines, who ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sennacherib.htm - 18k

Bank (28 Occurrences)

... But the Phoenicians are now thought to have been the inventors of the money-changing, money-lending system which is found in more or less modified and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bank.htm - 26k

Syrians (63 Occurrences)

... Later appear the Canaanites, Phoenicians, Jebusites, Hivites and other tribes, all of which are classed together as descendants of Canaan in Genesis 10, but ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syrians.htm - 37k

Iron (104 Occurrences)

... as "the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron." It is likely that the Jews learned the art of metallurgy from the Phoenicians (2 Chronicles 2:14 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iron.htm - 50k

Slavery (31 Occurrences)

... 2. Hebrews as War Captives: The Hebrews themselves were held as captive slaves at various times by (1) Phoenicians (the greatest slave traders of ancient times ... biblethesaurus.org/s/slavery.htm - 36k

Seal (47 Occurrences)

... Other ancient peoples, such as the Phoenicians, also used seals. From the East the custom passed into Greece and other western countries. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seal.htm - 38k

Number (2370 Occurrences)

... 2. By Signs: After the exile some of the Jews at any rate employed signs such as were current among the Egyptians, the Arameans, and the Phoenicians-an upright ... biblethesaurus.org/n/number.htm - 40k

Darius (26 Occurrences)

... inhabited by Babylonians, Chaldeans, Arabians, Arameans and Jews, and the kingdom of the Chaldeans embraced also Assyrians, Elamites, Phoenicians and others ... biblethesaurus.org/d/darius.htm - 24k

Text (5 Occurrences)

... 1. Invention of Alphabet: About the year 1500 BC alphabetic writing was practiced by the Phoenicians, but in Palestine the syllabic Babylonian cuneiform was in ... biblethesaurus.org/t/text.htm - 73k