The meaning of Phenicia in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(Acts 21:2) = Phenice (11:19; 15:3; RSV, Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, "a palm", the land of palm-trees; a strip of land of an average breadth of about 20 miles along the shores of the Mediterranean, from the river Eleutherus in the north to the promotory of Carmel in the south, about 120 miles in length. This name is not found in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament it is mentioned only in the passages above referred to.
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Phenicia {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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