Huram, who works for Solomon's temple, is "the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre" (2 Chronicles 2:14).
Adopting Herodotus's date, Tyre, which the Bible calls the Daughter of Sidon, was founded 4,620 years ago.
Finally, it is 2,880 years since the Temple of Solomon was founded and Hiram reigned as king of Tyre; and it was shortly after this same period, according to the work of Gosselin, that the Carthaginian admiral Hanno made his voyage around Africa.
Our discovery of the route that the ships of Solomon and of the king of Tyre followed across the Ocean, 2,880 years ago, to reach America, will be demonstrated in this Memoir beyond refutation.
Since their research in every part of the Old World produced no plausible solution, we followed the opposite course, and it is in America itself, and in its least known part, that we discovered the famous places Ophir, Parvaïm and Tarschisch; at these very spots there are still various localities that have kept Hebrew names, while the names of the goods that the ships of Solomon and of his ally the king of Tyre brought back belong precisely to the language of the natives of the region those ships frequented: and these names, as the greatest philologists admit, belonged to a language other than Hebrew.
Focus on verses about the king of Tyre, seen as a reference to a fallen being
The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are wise as a god.’”
“Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Woe to Chorazan and Bethsaida!32. If half the mighty works that have been done in you were done in Tyre and in Sidon they would have long ago repented of their sins, and sought the way of right.33. And when the judgement day shall come, lo, Tyre and Sidon will be called more worthy than will you.34. Because they slighted not their gifts, while you have thrown away the pearl of greatest price.35. Woe unto you Capernaum!
1. Now, many women who possessed much wealth, and abode in other towns of Galilee, implored that Jesus and the twelve, together with the masters from the foreign lands, would thither go and preach and heal.2. Among these anxious ones were Mary Magdalene, who was obsessed by seven homeless spirits of the air, which had been driven out by the Omnific Word which Jesus spoke;3. Susanna, who owned vast estates at Cæsarea-Philippi;4. Johanna, wife of Chuza, one of Herod's court;5. And Rachel from the coast of Tyre;6. And other from beyond the Jordan and the sea of Galilee.7. And they provided ample means and three times seven men went forth.8. They preached the gospel of the Christ and they baptised the multitudes who made confession of their faith; they healed the sick and raised the dead.9. And Jesus wrought and taught from early morn until the day had gone, and then into the night, he did not stop to eat.10. His friends became alarmed lest he should fail from loss of strength, and they laid hold of him and would, by force, have taken him away to a place of rest.11. But he rebuked them not; he said, Have you not read that God will give his angels charge concerning me?12. That they would hold me fast and suffer not that I should come to want?13. I tell you, men, while I am giving out my strength unto these anxious, waiting throngs I find myself at rest within the arms of God,14. Whose blessed messengers bring down to me the bread of life.15. There is a tide just once in human life.16. These people now are willing to receive the truth; their opportunity is now; our opportunity is now,17. And if we do not teach them while we may, the tide will ebb;18. They may not care again to hear the truth; then tell me, Who will bear the guilt?19. And so he taught and healed.20. Among the multitudes were men of every shade of thought.
He goes alone to Tyre and abides in Rachel's home.
1. The Christine master spent a time in prayer and then he called the foreign masters, and he said to them,2. Behold, I sent the twelve apostles unto Israel, but you are sent to all the world.3. Our God is one, is Spirit, and is truth, and every man is dear to him.4. He is the God of every child of India, and the farther east; of Persia, and the farther north; of Greece and Rome and of the farther west; of Egypt and the farther south, and of the mighty lands across the seas, and of the islands of the seas.5. If God would send the bread of life to one and not to all who have arisen to the consciousness of life and can receive the bread of life, then he would be unjust and that would shake the very throne of heaven.6. So he has called you from the seven centres of the world, and he has breathed the breath of wisdom and of power into your souls, and now he sends you forth as bearers of the light of life, apostles of the human race.7. Go on your way, and as you go proclaim the gospel of the Christ.8. And then he breathed upon the masters and he said, Receive the Holy Breath; and then he gave to each the Word of power.9. And each went on his way, and every land was blest.10. Then Jesus went alone across the hills of Galilee and after certain days he reached the coast of Tyre, and in the home of Rachel he abode.11. He did not advertise his coming for he did not come to teach; he would commune with God where he could see the waters of the Mighty Sea.12. But Rachel told the news and multitudes of people thronged her home to see the Lord.13. A Grecian woman of Phenecia came; her daughter was obsessed.
He did not come to Tyre to heal; he came to talk with God beside the sea.16. And Jesus said, Lo, I was sent not to the Greek, nor to Syro-phenicians; I come just to my people, Israel.17. And then the woman fell down at his feet and said, Lord, Jesus, I implore that you will save my child.18. And Jesus said, You know the common proverb well: It is not meet that one should give the children's bread to dogs.19. And then the woman said, Yea, Jesus, this I know, but dogs may eat the crumbs that fall down from their master's board.20. And Jesus said, Such faith I have not seen, no, not among the Jews; she is not serf, nor dog.21. And then he said to her, According to your faith so let it be.22. The woman went her way and when she came unto her child, lo, she was healed.23. And Jesus tarried many days in Tyre; and then he went his way and dwelt a time in Sidon by the sea.24. And then he journeyed on.
1. The harvest feast drew near; the twelve went to Jerusalem, but Jesus did not go with them; he tarried in Capernaum.2. Among the multitudes that followed him were many who went not up to the feast; they were not Jews.3. And Jesus called three-score-and -ten of these disciples unto him and said, The kingdom of the Christ is not for Jews alone; it is for every man.4. Lo, I have chosen twelve to preach the gospel, first unto the Jews; and they are Jews.5. Twelve is the number of the Jew and seven the number of the all, including every man.6. God is the ten, the holy Jod.7. When God and man are multiplied we have three-score-and-ten, the number of the brotherhood of man.8. And now I send you forth by twos and twos; not to the Jews alone, but unto every nation under heaven; to Greek and to Assyrian; to the Samaritan; to those beyond the seas; to every man.9. You need not go afar, for men of every land are here and in Samaria.10. Arise and go your way; but go in faith; and take no gold nor silver in your purse; no extra coat or shoes.11. Go in the sacred name; trust God and you will never come to want.12. And let this be your salutation everywhere, Peace be to all; good will to all.13. And if the son of peace be in the house, the door will open wide and you will enter in; and then the holy peace will rest upon that house.14. The seventy in twos went forth; they went into Samaria, and as they went they said, Peace be to all; good will to all!15. Repent and turn from sin, and set your house in order, for a son of man who bears the image of the Christ, will come, and you may see his face.16. They entered every village of Samaria; they preached in Tyre and in Sidon by the sea.
City Tyre
Markets bustled, priests prayed, and a herald warned before submersion near Tyre and Gom.
Its chief cities were Byblos, Sidon, Tyre and Berot, modern Beirut.
Their gods differed by city: Baal and Baalat at Byblos, Melqart at Tyre and Eshmun at Sidon, with the goddess Astarte.
More on the Phoenician gods is on this page and on the city of Tyre.
Phoenician cities such as Tyre and Sidon were ruled by kings whose power was limited by wealthy merchant families, as Britannica describes it.
Lucian tells us that a sea-shell often took the place of the cup, as a vessel in which to hold the water where the needle floated, and hence upon the ancient coins of Tyre we find a sea-shell represented.
I will send a hundred million warring angels down to Babylon and Tyre and Yedmon and Luce, and inspire their mortal kings to make war on the westward cities, the strongholds of Baal.
And yet other millions of warring angels had she sent to the Parsi'e'an cities, and to the Eguptian cities, Daskrath, Babylon and Gonassah and Tyre and Romaxain and to the kings and queens of many other great cities, to inspire them to send forth armies to destroy, not only the worshipers of Jehovih, but all people that worshiped Baal, or Dagon, or any other God.
Phoenicia here means the Levantine coastal world whose cities include Tyre.
A Phoenician royal house (the Tyre / Agenor line) sends Europa toward Crete and the Minos world.
On this site, the Phoenicians already frames Tyre and the Phoenician world that Agenor’s house sits inside.
The Phoenicians: Tyre / Phoenicia historical frame for Agenor’s house.
She was originally a Phoenician princess, the daughter of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre (modern-day Lebanon) View Map.
Europa is typically described as the daughter of King Agenor of Tyre, a Phoenician ruler.
Melqart: Often identified with the city of Tyre, Melqart was a significant Phoenician god linked to kingship, the sea, and commerce.
He was sometimes referred to as "Baal of Tyre."
Thyriers fits Tyre both phonetically and symbolically, particularly given Tyre’s historical prominence in writing, trade, and cultural dissemination.
Temples and offerings for safe passage appear at Tyre, Sidon, and in colonies.
Here are the sites of Tyre and Sidon, the ancient London and Liverpool of the Mediterranean, into whose gay bazaars, glittering temples, and spacious palaces once flowed the luxuries of the world.
"The attributes of both Baal and Moloch (the good and bad powers of the sun) were united in the Phœnician god Melkart, "king of the city," whom the inhabitants of Tyre considered their special patron.
The speech that may be heard to-day in the synagogues of Chicago and Melbourne resounded two thousand years ago in the streets of Rome; and, at a still earlier period, it could be heard in the palaces of Babylon and the shops of Thebes--in Tyre, in Sidon, in Gades, in Palmyra, in Nineveh.
Wares of gold and silver, stuffs from Tyre and Gom were spread on what the merchant knew would best display the gleam of golden thread and floss made by that insect horror in its shape doth show to timid ones.
3Thyrhisburch is Tyre.
Their famous cities like Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos thrived during this period, and they established trade networks across the Mediterranean.
The Phoenician cities, the most important of which were Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, and Byblos, came under Egyptian rule but were largely autonomous.
Melqart was the chief god of Tyre, while Baal reigned supreme in Sidon.
Phoenician independence ended completely in the 4th century BC when Alexander the Great besieged and destroyed Tyre.
Description: The city of Tyre, a major Phoenician port, is prophesied in the Bible to be destroyed and sunk into the sea.
Historically, Tyre was besieged by various conquerors, including Alexander the Great, who famously built a causeway to the island city.
Outcome: Tyre was partially destroyed several times, and the island city was connected to the mainland by Alexander’s causeway.
Key Locations: Tyre View Map, Sidon View Map, Carthage View Map
Tyre shows what such a story looked like to the prophets.
Isaiah 23 is a prophecy against Tyre and the end of its wealth.
Tyre is not Atlantis.
Tyre is a city in southern Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast.
Tyre was a major Phoenician city-state.
Phoenician Powerhouse: Tyre was one of the strongest Phoenician city-states.
Purple Dye Production: Tyre made Tyrian purple.
Alexander the Great: Tyre held out against Alexander.
Roman Era: Tyre did well under Rome and grew into a large city.
Christianity: Tyre had a part in the early spread of Christianity.
Al Mina Archaeological Site: Here you find remains of ancient Tyre.
Tyre's Ancient Port: Tyre's power at sea started in its port.
The Cathedral of Tyre: The Crusaders built it in the 12th century.
Tyre is a lively city today.
Tyre is still an important Mediterranean city.
Tyre started as an island city off the coast of what is now southern Lebanon.
Island City: For much of its early history Tyre really was an island.
The water and the walls made Tyre hard to take.
Permanent Land Connection: The causeway slowly changed the coast around Tyre.
Tyre was no longer an island.
Today Tyre has two parts: the ancient city on the former island, and newer districts on the mainland.
10Then he says that Hypsouranios settled Tyre and that he invented huts made of reeds, rushes, and papyrus.
Once, when there were fierce rainstorms and gales, the trees in Tyre rubbed against one another and started a fire and it burned down their woodland.
She took it up and consecrated it in Tyre, the holy island.