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The Greek name for the Phoenicians was Phoinikes (Φοίνικες), derived from the Greek word phoinix, which meant either "purple" (referring to their famous purple dye) or "date palm". The Phoenicians did not call themselves Phoinikes, but instead identified as Canaanites (Kena'ani) or by their specific city names, like those from Tyre or Sidon. The Greeks likely also borrowed the name from an Egyptian word for "carpenter" (fenkhu)
King Hiram of Tyre was a Phoenician ruler and an ally of King Solomon who supplied skilled workers, timber, and materials for the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem, while also providing his renowned skilled craftsman, Hiram Abiff, to oversee the creation of the temple's metalwork. This collaboration, a "win-win" business relationship built on a long-standing friendship between their fathers, allowed for the building of the magnificent temple that became a focal point of worship for the Israelites