Kition

It probably denotes Cyprus, whose ancient capital was called Kition by the

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

[[Josephus]] says that [[Cyprus]] was called Kition by the [[Greece | Greeks]].

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

[[Josephus]] says that [[Cyprus]] was called Kition by the [[Greece | Greeks]].

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

"About two months ago I went to a lecture by one of our top archeologists about the ancient site of Kition, which isn't far from here.

Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Chukat-Balak 5769 - July 3, 2009 ] 2008

Found in 1979, this model of a chariot was deliberately broken or "killed" before being placed in a Cypro-Classical I (fifth century B.C.) tomb in the Phoenician cemetery of Kition.

Aphrodite in New York 2003

A mixed Greek and Phoenician population at Kition, a Phoenician colony from the ninth century onward, is attested by funerary inscriptions.

Aphrodite in New York 2003

Around 850, the settlement at Kition moved out of the native town and established itself as an independent town called Qart Hadasht—New City.

d. Carthage and the Western Phoenician Colonies 2001

Another biblical historian, Anson Rainey, proposed that the Kittim were not mercenaries but, rather, merchants who originated from the town of Kition in Cyprus.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

Another biblical historian, Anson Rainey, proposed that the Kittim were not mercenaries but, rather, merchants who originated from the town of Kition in Cyprus.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

The Phoenicians founded merchant colonies as early as the 11th century (at Hazor and Gaza in Palestine, Memphis in Egypt, and Kition (Latarkia) in Cyprus), but these were all quarters within established cities rather than separate settlements.

d. Carthage and the Western Phoenician Colonies 2001