Where did Jesus go when He withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon?
When Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon, He did not actually enter those two Gentile cities. Instead, He came out into the border area of Tyre and Sidon and stayed in that border region, where a Canaanite woman came out to Him.
Les explains that Jesus did not go into Tyre and Sidon themselves but came out into the border area of those two Gentile cities. While He was in that border region, a Canaanite woman came out of the same area and cried to Him for mercy for her demon-vexed daughter. He answered her not a word, because His ministry was only to the nation of Israel, and His disciples urged Him to send her away. He then stated, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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Did Jesus actually go into the Gentile cities of Tyre and Sidon?
Jesus did not enter the Gentile cities of Tyre and Sidon themselves but stayed in the border area of those two Gentile cities.