Henosis (Ancient Greek: ἕνωσις) is the classical Greek word for mystical “oneness”, “union” or “unity”. In Platonism, and especially Neoplatonism, the goal of henosis is union with what is fundamental in reality: the One (Τὸ Ἕν), the Source, or Monad.

a combining form meaning “single,” “simple,” used in the formation of compound words: haplology.

only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example. of, relating to, or suitable for one person only: a single room. solitary or sole; lone: He was the single survivor.

Biblio- comes from the Greek biblíon, meaning “book.” You can learn more about its connection to the Bible at our entry for the word.

-logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logia). The suffix has the sense of “the character or deportment of one who speaks or treats of [a certain subject]”, or more succinctly, “the study of [a certain subject]”.

Etymology. The English word Bible is derived from Koinē Greek: τὰ βιβλία, romanized: ta biblia, meaning “the books” (singular βιβλίον, biblion).

Not only was it the first ‘people’s Bible,’ but its poetic cadences and vivid imagery have had an enduring influence on Western culture. In 1604, England’s King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom—and solidifying his own power.

The name Byblos is Greek; papyrus received its early Greek name (byblos, byblinos) from its being exported to the Aegean through Byblos. Hence the English word Bible is derived from byblos as “the (papyrus) book.”

The City of Brotherly Love

According to ancient classical authors, the Phoenicians were a people who occupied the coast of the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). Their major cities were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, and Arwad.

Byblos is a testimony to a history of uninterrupted construction from the first settlement by a community of fishermen dating back 8000 years, through the first town buildings, the monumental temples of the Bronze Age, to the Persian fortifications, the Roman road, Byzantine churches, the Crusade citadel and the …

Byblos, Lebanon: Oldest City in the World.

”Lebanon,” known in Latin as Mons Libanus, was the name of a mountain. The Hebrew word ”laban” means white. Because the mountain was covered with snow, and because its soil had a light coloration, the ancient Phoenicians and other nomadic tribes called the mountain ”Lebanon” – ”the white mountain.

King Ahiram

Byblos (Arabic: جبيل‎ Jubayl, locally Jbeil; Greek: Βύβλος; Phoenician: ??? (GBL), (probably Gubla)) is a city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. …

Phoenician language

Phoenician
????? ?????? Dabarīm kanaʿnīm
Native to	Canaan, North Africa, Cyprus, Iberia, Sicily, Malta, and Sardinia
Era	attested in Canaan proper from the 12th century BC to the 2nd century AD
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Canaanite Phoenician

Lebanon

The Siege of Tyre was waged by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon for 13 years from 586 to 573 BC….Siege of Tyre (586–573 BC)

Date	586–573 BC (13 years)
Location	Tyre, Phoenicia (now Lebanon) 33°16′15″N 35°11′46″ECoordinates: 33°16′15″N 35°11′46″E
Result	Babylonian diplomatic victory Militarily inconclusive

Today Tyre is the fourth largest city in Lebanon after Beirut, Tripoli, and Sidon. It is the capital of the Tyre District in the South Governorate.

Sidon, known locally as Sayda or Saida (Arabic: صيدا‎), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast….Sidon.

Sidon صيدا Saida
Website	www.sidon.com

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Sarepta is mentioned for the first time in the voyage of an Egyptian in the 14th century BCE. Obadiah says it was the northern boundary of Canaan: “And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath (Heb.

It is frequently mentioned in the works of the Greek poet Homer and in the Old Testament; and it was ruled in turn by Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids of Syria, the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, and the Romans. At that time Sidon was famous for its purple dyes and glassware.

Tyre and Sidon were cities against which the prophets of the Old Testament had pronounced God’s judgment. Sodom was infamous as the city which, according to the Book of Genesis, God had spectacularly destroyed for its wickedness in the time of Abraham.

Astarte was worshiped in Egypt and Ugarit and among the Hittites, as well as in Canaan. Her Akkadian counterpart was Ishtar. Later she became assimilated with the Egyptian deities Isis and Hathor (a goddess of the sky and of women), and in the Greco-Roman world with Aphrodite, Artemis, and Juno.

Canaanites

The Phoenician religion was polytheistic, and their gods required sacrifices to forestall disaster, especially Baal, the God of Storms, and his consort Tanit.

Lebanese, regardless of the region or religion sect, are predominantly native Levantine rather than Arab ancestrally. Recent studies show that the majority of the Lebanese people’s genetic makeup today is shared with that of Phoenician and Canaanite peoples native to the area, the ancestors of the Lebanese people.

Overview of the Phoenicians. Phoenicia, ancient region corresponding to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern Syria and Israel. Its inhabitants, the Phoenicians, were notable merchants, traders, and colonizers of the Mediterranean in the 1st millennium bce.