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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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The designation of the woman whose daughter was possessed by a demon. She belonged to Phenice in Syria: the name embraced both these proper names. By birth she was a Greek, which here probably means simply 'Gentile.' Mark 7:26 . In Matthew 15:22 she is called 'a woman of Canaan.'
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Syrophenician'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/s/syrophenician.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Syrophenician'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/s/syrophenician.html. 1897.
