Originally posted by C Hess
Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city [...] Today it is the [b]fourth largest city in
Lebanon[4] and houses one of the nation's major ports
. Tourism is a major industry.
The city has a number of ancient sites, including its Roman Hippodrome which was added
to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon
Wanna try again? 😕[/b]As I pointed out, the city of Tyre which exists today is decidedly
not the city which previously existed--- and we are speaking merely metaphysically-speaking--- nor does it occupy the same area once occupied by Tyre of yore.
If the entire city of New York were destroyed as the nation known as the United States of America came to its close, any city eventually erected by another nation could call their city "New York," but it wouldn't be the same.
In the case of this prophecy, the condemnation was on a very prominent city-state of the very prominent nation of Phoenicia.
Owing to the resident's arrogance toward their some-time trading partner, God told them they would be wiped out and off the globe.
Their entire city was wiped out, the major part of the city's previous domain to this day remains unoccupied.
What eventually was built upon a portion of the city's former area is the result of a completely different nation.
And being the fourth largest city in Lebanon is nowhere near the lofty status Tyre of Phoenicia used to enjoy, neither in terms of economy or culture.
Apples and oranges, really.