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In Isaiah\u2019s time, Tyre suffered under the Assyrian conquest, and after they rebelled, together with many other nations in the area, they were hit hard by Sennecharib (701 BCE), who conquered the city-state and instated a ruler of his own.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Island - or peninsula?<\/em> Tyre is referred to as an island in the prophecy. Actually, in Isaiah\u2019s day, it was an island, about 700 meters from the coast. It was in the year 332 BCE, Alexander the Great besieged the city, and built a large earthwork linking the beach to the city, making it a peninsula.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sisters, or rivals?<\/em> The prophecy also mentions Sidon, Tyre\u2019s northern neighbor. Is Sidon presented presented as Tyre\u2019s rival, who takes pleasure in her downfall, or as a sister city, who shares her fate? 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