Tyre

Name means “strength; rock; sharp”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Tyre, Tyrus, strength; rock; sharp”

Modern location: Tyre, Lebanon

First named: Joshua 19:29

City Asia Minor Greece United Monarchy Apostolic

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A wealthy Phoenician port city whose king Hiram supplied cedar, craftsmen, and materials to David and Solomon for their building projects, including the temple, in a long friendly alliance (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1-12). Paul's ship stopped there and he spent a week with Tyre's disciples on his final journey to Jerusalem (Acts 21:3-6).

References: Joshua 19:29; 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1-12; Acts 21:3-6

People connected to Tyre

Blastus (M) — Herod's chamberlain, whose favor the people of this city sought for peace
Acts 12:20
Hiram (M) — the bronze craftsman of this city brought to cast the temple's pillars
1 Kings 7:13-14
Hiram of Tyre (M) — its king, who supplied cedar and craftsmen for David's and Solomon's building
1 Kings 5:1-10
the Syrophoenician woman — begged Jesus to free her daughter from a demon, and won the healing through her persistent faith
Mark 7:24-30; Matthew 15:21-28

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