(land of palm-trees). Phenicia (Acts 21:2). Phenice (Acts 11:19; 15:3). In O. T. referred to as Tyre and Sidon, or coasts of Tyre and Sidon. The small coast country north of Palestine, noted for its commercial enterprise, learning, and skill in arts. Included in the Land of Promise but never conquered (Josh. 13:4-6). David and Solomon employed its sailors and artisans (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Kings 5).