Ruins of the Castle of St. Louis on a hill south of the port are believed to sit over the ancient acropolis. B. They are also important cities in the Old and New Testaments. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar. It would seem that during the second millennium BC, Sidon was the pre-eminent of the two port cities. The modern isthmus that joins the island to the mainland holds streets of houses and shops. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged Tyre for 13 years (585-572 BC), but the precise historical facts of its outcome are still unclear. The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. He tells us there are six Muslim mosques, a Jewish synagogue, a Maronite, Latin, and Greek church. In 126 BC, now a peninsula extending into the Mediterranean, Tyre became a Roman province and later the capital of Rome's Syria-Phoenician province. What were Admah and Zeboiim in the Bible. Galatians chapters 3 and 4 give their reasons why God spent centuries training Israel by his law before they were ready for the incarnation of the Saviour. Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Settled from the beginning as a port city, Sidon was built on a promontory with a nearby offshore island that sheltered the harbor from storms. I overthrew you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. In other words, our Lord is referring to the evidence supplied by his own incarnation and ministry here on earth. Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, for you have multiplied your abominations more than they. The territory of the Canaanite extended from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; as you go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. I say unto yon, It shall be more tolerable for Tyro and Sidon at the day of judgment. The king of Sodom said to Abram, Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself. Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, I have made Abram rich. I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.. Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. For the iniquity of the daughter of my peopleIs greater than the sin of Sodom,Which was overthrown as in a moment,And no hands were turned toward her. Those who thought they were eternally safe-because they were Abrahams physical descendants and because they kept the religious traditions of their forefathers-looked with contempt on all Gentiles. Specifically called a 'fortified city' in this passage, it was noted as a significant landmark. Also bear your disgrace in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). Jeremiah 27:3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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