Tyre

Antiquity of — Isa 23:7; Jos 19:29.

Called

The daughter of Zidon. — Isa 23:12.

The daughter of Tarshish. — Isa 23:10.

The joyous city. — Isa 23:7.

The crowning city. — Isa 23:8.

The renowned city. — Eze 26:17.

Insular position of — Eze 26:17; 27:4,25.

Strongly fortified — Jos 19:29; 2Sa 24:7; Eze 26:17; Zec 9:3.

Governed by kings — 1Ki 5:1; Jer 25:22.

Celebrated for

Its beauty. — Eze 27:3,4.

Its commerce. — Isa 23:2,3; Eze 27:3,12-25.

Its wealth. — Eze 27:33; 28:4,5; Zec 9:3.

Strength and beauty of its ships. — Eze 27:5-7.

Soldiers of, supplied by Persia, &c — Eze 27:10,11.

Inhabitants of

Sea-faring men. — Eze 26:17.

Mercantile men. — Isa 23:8.

Proud and haughty. — Isa 23:9; Eze 28:2,17.

Self-conceited. — Eze 28:3-5.

Superstitious. — Jer 27:2,3,9.

Wicked. — Eze 28:18.

Often confederated against the Jews and rejoiced in their calamities — Ps 83:7; Eze 26:2; Am 1:9.

David and Solomon formed alliances with — 1Ki 5:1; 2Ch 2:3.

Supplied

Seamen for Solomon’s navy. — 1Ki 9:27; 2Ch 8:18.

A master-builder for the temple. — 2Ch 2:7,13.

Stones and timber for building the temple. — 1Ki 5:6,9; 2Ch 2:8,9,16.

Timber for rebuilding the temple and city. — Ezr 3:7.

The Jews condemned for purchasing from the people of, on the Sabbath — Ne 13:16.

Christ

Alluded to the depravity of. — Mt 11:21,22.

Visited the coasts of. — Mt 15:21; Mr 7:24.

Was followed by many from. — Mr 3:8; Lu 6:17.

Paul found disciples at. — Ac 21:3,4.

Depended for provision upon Galilee. — Ac 12:20.

Propitiated the favour of Herod — Ac 12:20.

Prophecies respecting

Envy against the Jews a cause of its destruction. — Eze 26:2.

Pride a cause of its destruction. — Eze 28:2-6.

To be destroyed by the king of Babylon. — Isa 23:13,14; Jer 27:3,6; Eze 26:7-13.

Inhabitants of, to emigrated to other countries. — Isa 23:6,12.

To be scraped as the top of a rock, and to be a place for the spreading nets. — Eze 26:3-5,14.

The king of Babylon to be rewarded with the spoil of Egypt for his service against. — Eze 29:18-20.

To lie waste and be forgotten for seventy years. — Isa 23:15.

Its restoration to commercial greatness after seventy years. — Isa 23:16,17.

Its second destruction by the Macedonians. — Eze 27:32; 28:7,8,18; Zec 9:2-4.

The ruins of the first city to be employed in making a causeway to effect the destruction of insular Tyre. — Eze 26:12.

Never to recover its greatness. — Eze 26:21.

Its inhabitants to be sold as slaves, as a recompence for their selling the Jews. — Joe 3:4-8.

All nations to be terrified at its destruction. — Eze 26:15-18; 27:29-36; Zec 9:5.

To participated in the blessings of the gospel. — Ps 45:12; Isa 23:18.