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Canaanite Woman (Syrophoenician Woman)

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(Matt. 15:22; Mark 7:26)—a Gentile woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon. Matthew calls her a Canaanite, while Mark calls her a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. She appealed to Jesus for her tormented daughter; Christ praised her great faith and healed the child. The two descriptions reflect overlapping biblical and regional designations, not a contradiction.

Scripture cited

Matthew 15:22 Mark 7:26

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