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# Lebanon #
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## Facts: ##
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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.
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* King Solomon sent workers to Lebanon to harvest cedar trees for use in building God's temple.
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* Ancient Lebanon was inhabited by Phoenician people, who were skilled builders of ships that were used for a successful trading industry.
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* The cities of Tyre and Sidon were located in Lebanon. It was in these cities that a valuable purple dye was first used.
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names ))
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(See also: [[../other/cedar.md]], [[../other/cypress.md]], [[../other/fir.md]], [[../other/phonecia.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Kings 04:32-34 ](en/tn/1ki/help/04/32 )
* [2 Chronicles 02:8-10 ](en/tn/2ch/help/02/08 )
* [Deuteronomy 01:7-8 ](en/tn/deu/help/01/07 )
* [Psalms 029:3-5 ](en/tn/psa/help/29/03 )
* [Zechariah 10:8-10 ](en/tn/zec/help/10/08 )
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