dor Summary and Overview

dwelling, the Dora of the Romans, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Josh. 11:1, 2; 12:23). It was the most southern settlement of the Phoenicians on the coast of Syria. The original inhabitants seem never to have been expelled, although they were made tributary by David. It was one of Solomon's commissariat districts (Judg. 1:27; 1 Kings 4:11). It has been identified with Tantura (so named from the supposed resemblance of its tower to a tantur, i.e., "a horn"). This tower fell in 1895, and nothing remains but debris and foundation walls, the remains of an old Crusading fortress. It is about 8 miles north of Caesarea, "a sad and sickly hamlet of wretched huts on a naked sea-beach."

(dwelling), #Jos 17:11; 1Ki 4:11| an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, #Jos 12:23| whose ruler was an ally of Jabin king of Hazor against Joshua. #Jos 11:1,2| It appears to have been within the territory of the tribe of Asher, though allotted to Manasseh, #Jos 17:11; Jud 1:27| Solomon stationed at Dor one of his twelve purveyors. #1Ki 4:11| jerome places it on the coast, "in the ninth mile from Caesarea, on the way to Ptolemais." Just at the point indicated is the small village of Tantura, probably an Arab corruption of Dora, consisting of about thirty houses, wholly constructed of ancient materials.

DOR (dwelling), a royal city of the Canaanites, Josh 11:2; Matt 12:23, within the territory of Asshur, but allotted to Manasseh, Josh 17:11; Jud 1:27; 1 Chr 7:29, and was one of Solomon's provision-districts, 1 Kgs 4:11; now Tantura, 8 miles north of Cassarea, where there are considerable ruins.

("habitation".) An ancient, royal, Canaanite city, on the Mediterranean, S. of Carmel; assigned to Manasseh, though within Asher (Joshua 11:2; Joshua 12:23; Joshua 17:11); Joshua 17:9 miles N. of Caesarea toward Ptolemais; now Tantura. The coast line runs parallel to a spur of Carmel at a mile and a half distance; the intervening "region" is the "border" or "coast" of Dor. The original inhabitants were not expelled, but David made them tributary, and Solomon stationed one of his commissariat officers there (1 Kings 4:11; Judges 1:27-28).