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book_id: EZK

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text: Rome, another economic power, is described in a similar way in Rev 17:1 .


text: This is probably a reference to Cyprus.


text: Sidon and Arvad , like Tyre, were Phoenician coastal cities.


text: Another Phoenician coastal city located between Sidon and Arvad.


text: The reference to “all the ships of the sea…within you” suggests that the metaphor is changing; previously Tyre had been described as a magnificent ship, but now the description shifts back to an actual city. The “ships of the sea” were within Tyre’s harbor. Verse 11 refers to “walls” and “towers” of the city.


text: See Gen 10:22 .


text: The identity of the Gammadites is uncertain.


text: Tarshish refers to a distant seaport sometimes believed to be located in southern Spain (others identified it as Carthage in North Africa). In any event it represents here a distant, rich, and exotic port which was a trading partner of Tyre.


text: The location is mentioned in Judg 11:33 .


text: According to L. C. Allen ( Ezekiel [WBC], 2:82), Izal was located between Haran and the Tigris and was famous for its wine.