¹ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia.

² sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

¹ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.

³ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia.

³ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

³ tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.

² sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.

⁴ sn The descendants of Canaan lived in the region of Phoenicia (Palestine).

² sn Likewise this color dye was imported from Phoenicia, where it was harvested from the shellfish or snail. It is a deep purple-red color.

⁴ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.

³ tn Heb “Chaldeans.” The name of the tribal group ruling Babylon, “Chaldeans” is used as metonymy for the whole empire of Babylon. The Babylonians worked with the Medes to destroy the Assyrian Empire near the end of the 7th century b.c. Then, over the next century, the Babylonians dominated the West Semitic states (such as Phoenicia, Aram, Moab, Edom, and Judah in the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel) and made incursions into Egypt.