phenicia การใช้

He retained the farming of the taxes of Syria, and Phenicia, and Samaria twenty-two years.
Shortly afterward Joseph started on his journey, having first raised a loan of about 20, 000 drachm?in Samaria, although he was obliged to submit to the jeers of prominent men of Syria and Phenicia, who were visiting Alexandria in order to farm the taxes, and who derided him on account of his insignificant appearance.
He left Alexandria with 500 talents and 2, 000 soldiers, and by punishing all who opposed him in Ashkelon and Scythopolis and confiscating their estates, he made himself feared through all the cities of Syria and Phenicia, while the great fortune which his extortions won was held secure by his continual presents to the king, queen, and courtiers, so that he retained his office of tax-farmer until his death, twenty-two years later.