Phnicia
Phnicia
Phnicia (fe-nsh’i-ah). A country north of Palestine, and on the Mediterranean Sen. Its extreme length was about 120 miles, and its width about 20 miles. Its chief cities were Tyre and Sidon. Phnicia was included in the land of promise, but it was not occupied by the Israelites. Jos 13:4-6; Jdg 1:31-32. David and Solomon traded with its king, receiving timber from its territory, and employing its sailors, laborers, and skilled workmen. 2Sa 5:11; 1Ki 5:9; 1Ki 5:17-18. Ahab married a princess of this country, and there Elijah bund a refuge. 1Ki 16:31; 1Ki 17:9; Luk 4:26. Jesus also visited this countrythe only time he passed the borders of Palestine. Mat 15:21; Mar 7:26. Paul visited Tyre, Sidon, and Ptolemais. Act 21:2-3; Act 21:7; Act 27:3. The name “Phnicia” does not occur in the Old Testament; in the New Testament it appears once as Phnicia and twice as Phenice. Act 21:2; Act 11:19; Act 15:3, A. V. The R. V. reads Phnicia in all these places. There are numerous prophecies in the Old Testament, however, concerning the overthrow of cities in this country, which have been signally fulfilled. See Tyre and Sidon.