Phœnicia (fe-nĭsh'i-ah). A country north of Palestine, and on the Mediterranean Sen. Its extreme length was about 120 miles, and its width about 20 miles. Its chief cities were Tyre and Sidon. Phœnicia was included in the land of promise, but it was not occupied by the Israelites. Joshua 1:13-6, Judges 1:1-32. David and Solomon traded with its king, receiving timber from its territory, and employing its sailors, laborers, and skilled workmen. 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 1:5-18. Ahab married a princess of this country, and there Elijah bund a refuge. 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 17:9, Luke 4:26. Jesus also visited this country—the only time he passed the borders of Palestine. Matthew 15:21, Mark 7:26. Paul visited Tyre, Sidon, and Ptolemais. Acts 1:21-3, Acts 21:7, Acts 27:3. The name "Phœnicia" does not occur in the Old Testament; in the New Testament it appears once as Phœnicia and twice as Phenice. Acts 21:2, Acts 11:19, Acts 15:3, A. V. The R. V. reads Phœnicia in all these places. There are numerous prophecies in the Old Testament, however, concerning the overthrow of cities in this country, which have been signally fulfilled. See Tyre and Sidon.