David

Life

Census

The Israelite presence in Tyre and Sidon, at about the same time that the so-called “Phoenicians” began their rise to supremacy over the seas, is absolutely undeniable. At 2 Sam. 24:2-7, for instance, King David sends Joab to number the tribes of Israel. Tyre and Sidon were among the places to which Joab journeyed.

Ancestor of Christ

Matthew 9:27 And with Yahshua passing from there two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying: “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

The blind men already knew that Yahshua was an heir to David.