Phoenicians
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Apostles won souls among the gentiles of Phoenicia, greatly cheered by their warm reception of Jesus' teachings. 155:4.1-2 156:2.3
Beth-Marion, a Phoenician woman, became so fanatical that she almost drowned trying to walk on water and was sent away by her friends. 148:8.4
Phoenicians believed snakes to be the mouthpiece of evil spirits, leading to the reverence of reptiles in various cultures. 88:1.5
The Phoenicians employed crucifixion as punishment, a method later adopted by the Greeks and Romans, but not used on Roman citizens. 187:1.5
Jesus’ 18th appearance to believers at Tyre brought a message of salvation and the requirement to bear the fruits of the divine spirit. 193:2
The Phoenicians were known to have offered their first-born as sacrifice, a practice rooted in the ancient tradition of dedicating the first fruits to the spirits. 89:6.7
The influential Jews, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Carthaginians were all part of an older Semitic race, strategically positioned for trade. 121:2.1 156:3.2
The Phoenicians were a superior and well-organized group of mixed Semites, blending hereditary factors from almost all world races, ruling the western section of Palestine. 96:2.1
The Phoenicians considered swine sacred to them, while cows were revered by the Hindus. 89:1.5
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Serpent reverence 88:1.5 — Ex 4:2-4; Ex 7:9-12; 2 Ki 18:4; Nm 21:8-9; Nm (Da 14:23-27): Bel 1:23-27; Jn 3:14.
- Snakes: voices of evil spirits 88:1.5 — Gn 3:1-5.
- # 1 Life for life 89:6.7 — Ex 21:23.
- # 2 Dust to dust 89:6.7 — Gn 3:14,19; Job 34:15; Ec 3:20.
- Pork taboos 89:1.5 — Lv 11:7-8.
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