Where were Tyre and Sidon located geographically?
Geographically, Tyre and Sidon were located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, in the area now known as Lebanon. Scripture places them in the borders Jesus departed into, as recorded in Matthew 15:21, identifying them as coastal cities in that region.
Les explains that Tyre and Sidon were up there on the Mediterranean sea coast, in the area now known as Lebanon. He notes Matthew 15:21 records that Jesus went thence and departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. This fits his broader point that Christ's earthly ministry was confined to His earthly people, Israel, with only two exceptions, and this account is one of them.
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.