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TYRE, LADDER OF

Places & Geography - Inter-testament

The Ladder of Tyre was a rugged natural boundary on the Phoenician coast, identified with the area near modern Ras-en-Naqurah. In the Maccabean period it marked the northern limit of territory assigned to Simon Thassi.

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Tyropoeon Valley

Places & Geography - New Testament

The Tyropoeon Valley, or Valley of the Cheesemakers, was the ravine that separated Mount Zion from the temple hill in Jerusalem. Bridges connected the two elevations, including the structure known as Robinson’s Arch.

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Tyrus

Places & Geography - Old Testament

Tyrus is an older English form of Tyre, the Phoenician city frequently named in the prophetic books. It refers to the same city and region as Tyre.

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