From 9a5c58ecdb8954cad2089365208d7c20238117f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Whitney Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:55:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added information about "Syrophoenician" --- bible/names/phonecia.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bible/names/phonecia.md b/bible/names/phonecia.md index c7011291..981e0e5e 100644 --- a/bible/names/phonecia.md +++ b/bible/names/phonecia.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ In ancient times, Phoenicia was a wealthy nation located in Canaan along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of Israel. * Phoenicia occupied an area of land that was in the western region of what is the present-day country of Lebanon. -* In New Testament times, the capital of Phoenicia was Tyre. Another important Phoenician city was Sidon. +* In New Testament times, the capital of Phoenicia was Tyre. Another important Phoenician city was Sidon. Phoenicia was near Syria, so people from that area were called "Syrophoenician." * Phoenicians were well-known for their woodworking skills using their country's plentiful cedar trees, for their production of a costly purple dye, and for their ability to travel and trade by sea. They were also highly skilled boat builders. * One of the earliest alphabets was created by the Phoenician people. Their alphabet was widely used because of their contact with many people groups through trading.