# Lebanon

## Facts:

Lebanon is a beautiful mountainous region located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of Israel. In Bible times this region was thickly wooded with fir trees, such as cedar and cypress.

* King Solomon sent workers to Lebanon to harvest cedar trees for use in building God’s temple.
* Ancient Lebanon was inhabited by Phoenician people, who were skilled builders of ships that were used for a successful trading industry.
* The cities of Tyre and Sidon were located in Lebanon. It was in these cities that a valuable purple dye was first used.

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(See also: [cedar](../other/cedar.md), [cypress](../other/cypress.md), [fir](../other/fir.md), [Phoenicia](../names/phonecia.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 04:32-34](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/04/32)
* [2 Chronicles 02:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/02/08)
* [Deuteronomy 01:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/deu/01/07)
* [Psalms 029:3-5](rc://en/tn/help/psa/029/003)
* [Zechariah 10:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/zec/10/08)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3844
