What was Lebanon known as?

Its financial power and stability through the 1950s and 1960s earned Lebanon the nickname of Switzerland of the East, while its capital city of Beirut attracted so many tourists that it was known as the Paris of the Middle East.

What is a interesting fact about Lebanon?

It is the second smallest country in the Middle East To be specific, Lebanon is bigger than Bahrain, and smaller - at 4,036 square miles - than every other country in the region. It would fit into the Middle Easts biggest state, Saudi Arabia, some 206 times.

What is the biblical name of Lebanon?

Lebanon, known in Latin as Mons Libanus, was the name of a mountain. The Hebrew word laban means white. Because the mountain was covered with snow, and because its soil had a light coloration, the ancient Phoenicians and other nomadic tribes called the mountain Lebanon - the white mountain.

What is Lebanon known for in the Bible?

Mount Lebanon grew tall cedar trees that King Solomon used for the erection of the Temple in Jerusalem. The western part of the mountain was known as Lebanon, the eastern part as Anti-Lebanon. In between there was a valley known as the Valley of the Lebanon (Isaiah XI, 17).

What is the religion in Lebanon?

According to latest global estimations, 61% of Lebanons population identify as Muslim while 33.7% identify as Christian. The Muslim population is somewhat evenly split between followers of Sunni (30.6%) and Shia (30.5%) denominations, with smaller numbers of those belonging to Alawite and Ismaili sects.

What did God tell Moses about Lebanon?

He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. the cities like the grass of the field! The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.