Acts 12:20

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Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

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Caesarea was Herod Agrippa I’s coastal administrative center, while Jerusalem and Judea were the Jewish heartland under his rule. Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician port cities dependent on Judean grain, explaining why their representatives sought reconciliation with Herod.

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Acts 12:20 mentions Caesarea, Jerusalem, Judea, Sidon and Tyre.

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