[rmlew]

Semites, the same as the Israelis....
And Lebanese Christians are most likely Israelis who were converted to Christianity at the time of the Apostles.
While some may be, most are probably Phoenicians.

[Prost1]

Thanks for the link...

I may be alone in my thinking, but I have always associated the Phoenicians and Israelis together.

The great seafaring and merchant peoples who together established cities throughout the Mediterrean and colonized southern Spain...