✨The Surprising Reality
In tombs of Tyre's elite, archaeologists found scarabs from Egypt, silver from Anatolia, and alabaster jars from Arabia.
🤔The Context Question
But here's what most people don't realize: these goods confirm the extensive networks described in accounts of Solomon's alliances.
📚What We Know
Artifacts show contact with Mycenae, Egypt, and Arabia. Hiram's alliance with Solomon fits this profile of a maritime trade empire. Artifact timelines confirm biblical descriptions of wealth.
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Tyre
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King Hiram of Tyre
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📖Biblical References
📜1 Kings 5:1–12📜2 Chronicles 2:3
Scripture references supporting this historical context