Loca Sacra
Tyre
- Scripture
- Old & New Testament
- Ancient region
- Holy Land
- Today
- Sur (Tyre), Lebanon
In the Bible
Phoenician port; Jesus visited the region; prophesied destruction by Alexander.
Where it is now
UNESCO archaeological sites on peninsula and mainland; still a coastal city in southern Lebanon.
Key events
- ✦Jesus heals Syrophoenician woman
- ✦Ezekiel’s prophecy