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and tell Tyre, you who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many isles, thus says the Lord Yahweh: You, Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.
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A Strategic Merchant City
Commentators explain that the phrase "entry of the sea" is plural in the original language, referring to Tyre's two famous and strategic harbors. This prime location on the Mediterranean coast was the foundation of its identity as a dominant merchant city, trading with numerous islands and peoples.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Entry - literally, “entries.” Ancient Tyre had two ports, that called the Sidonian to the north, the Egyptian to the south; the former exist…
19th Century
Anglican
At the entry of the sea. —The word for “entry” in the original is plural, and means the approaches to the sea, or harbours. Tyre had two o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And say unto Tyrus, O you that are situated at the entry of thesea
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