c1500BCE Linguistic evidence shows that the
Canaanites (now more commonly known as the Phoenicians) were
non-Jewish Semites whose language was almost identical with Hebrew.
(MT, Spg. ‘97, p.12)(L.C.-W.P.p.87-89)(WSJ,
1100-700BCE The Phoenicians traded around the
(WH, 1994, p.13)
c1000BCE The Phoenicians and other Semites of
Syria and Palestine began using graphic signs representing letters.
Aleph meaning ox was the sign that represented a sound such as that
heard in the pronunciation of the o in bottle, known as a glottal
(AHD, 1971, p.1)
c750BCE Two Phoenician ships from Tyre carrying
amphorae filled with wine sank some 30 miles off the coast of
Israel. In 1999 a team led by Robert Ballard discovered the ships at
a depth of about 1,500 feet.
(SFC, 6/24/99, p.A14)
c500BCE Phoenicians founded Tripoli about this
(SSFC, 6/27/04, p.D12)
332BCE July, In Phoenicia
Alexander stormed the island of Tyre and moved on to conquer Egypt.
Alexander besieged the city of Gaza. He was able to take Tyre by
building a causeway to the island.
(R.M.-P.H.C.p.71)(NG, Aug., 1974, S.W. Matthews,
p.162)(Enc. of Africa, 1976, p.167)(SFC,12/26/97, p.C22)