Now the woman was a Greek [i.e., a Gentile], a Syrophoenician by nationality. [Note: This was a region just north of Galilee and consisted of Syria and Phoenicia]. She begged Him to drive out the evil spirit from her daughter.
Phoenicia, Ph_nicians
Phoenicia
PHOENICIA, PHENICIA, OR PHENICE,
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