Ezekiel 27:12-24
Summary for Ezek 27:12-25: 27:12-25 a This vast system of transport was all at the service of Tyre’s insatiable appetite for trade. The list of Tyre’s trading partners goes on and on; Tyre was the source of a wide variety of commodities from slaves to horses, saddle blankets to silver, dyes to figs (cp. Rev 18:11-13 b). The cargo list for the ship is organized according to the different geographic regions with which she conducted trade, covering all points of the compass and including every trading center, major and minor. Virtually every precious object that could be bought or sold found a place somewhere on the list of Tyre’s goods. 27:12 c Tarshish was in the distant west, possibly in Spain.Summary for Ezek 27:13-14: 27:13-14 d Tubal, Meshech, and neighboring Beth-togarmah were regions in Anatolia (modern Turkey).
27:15 e Dedan was a central Arabian oasis (see also 27:20 f), but it might also refer to a coastal region north of Tyre.
27:17 g Minnith, located in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan River), was a well-known source of wheat.
27:18 h Helbon was a town ten miles north of Damascus. Zahar may have been nearby, although its exact location is unknown.
27:19 i Greeks from Uzal: Uzal may have been a town in the foothills of Anatolia.
• Cassia and calamus were expensive perfumes.
Summary for Ezek 27:20-21: 27:20-21 j Kedar was a region of Arabia named for a son of Ishmael (Gen 25:13 k).
27:22 l Sheba was a kingdom in southwest Arabia. The location of Raamah is uncertain, but it was always associated with Sheba.
27:23 m Haran, Canneh, Eden, and Asshur were all located in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Kilmad is otherwise unattested in ancient sources and may be a scribal error for “all Media” (the region northeast of Mesopotamia).
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