Lux Domini
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Key themes

FaithSuffering and trialsDiscipleshipThe cross

Glossary

Idumea Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Jordan Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.

Sidon Place

A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.

Tyre Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tyre.