Read Ezekiel 27.12-25a
A prose section contains a catalog of Tyre's extensive commercial relations.
Tarshish: Tartessos in southern Spain.
Javan: Ionians or Greeks.
tubal and Meshech: Asia Minor.
Beth-togarmah: Armenia.
Rhodians (Greek) means Dedanites in Hebrew.
Edom: some read "Aram," but v. 14 makes this unlikely.
Turquoise, purple: Phenicia was known for trade in purple dye derived from shellfish.
Phoenicia (Gk., "Phoinikos") and Canaan mean "purple."
Minnith: in Ammonite territory (Judg 11.33).
Helbon: thirteen miles north of Damascus.
Nedan and Javan from Uzal: Uzal is Sana in Yemen.
Dedan: in central Arabia.
Kedar: in Arabia.
Sheba: in Arabia or Ethiopia.
Haran, Canneth, Eden: cities in Syria.
Asshur: Assyria.
Chilmad: Media.
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