Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 29th (Zechariah 9 & Matthew 21:1-22)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Promised Land of Israel
Tyre and sidon were phoenician cities famous for trade. Tyre was successfully overthrown by alexander in three 32 b c while he had originally tried to blockade the city using more conventional means. The Philistines do not seem to have been a great force at this point in history. Their significance here is probably on account of their lengthy historical conflicts with israel, rather than on account ofTheir strength at that moment in time.
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