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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which powerful Phoenician City-state was an ally to the Kingdom of Israel under their King Solomon?
A
Tyre
B
Carthage
C
Sidon
D
Byblos
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hiram, also called Huram, or Ahiram, Phoenician king of Tyre (reigned 969–936 bc), who appears in the Bible as an ally of the Israelite kings David and Solomon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city located on the northern coast of Africa. Its name means “new city” or “new town.” Before the rise of ancient Rome, Carthage was the most powerful city in the region because of its proximity to trade routes and its impressive harbor on the Mediterranean.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before the Greeks and Romans, the Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean. The core of Phoenician territory was the city-state of Tyre, in what-is-now Lebanon.

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