Bible Dictionary
Dor
Dor was an ancient Canaanite coastal city later allotted to Manasseh. Solomon made it one of his administrative districts, and its people supplied provisions for the royal court.
Definition
Dor was an ancient Canaanite royal city on the coast. It was associated with the Phoenicians, allotted to Manasseh, and made one of Solomon’s administrative districts.
Biblical Usage
Dor’s ruler joined Jabin against Joshua. Although the original inhabitants were not expelled, they became tributary, and Solomon stationed one of his purveyors there to supply the royal household.
Historical Background
Dor was a coastal settlement identified with Tantura, about eight or nine miles from Caesarea. Ancient remains included materials and foundation walls associated with an old Crusading fortress.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dwelling), (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11) an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, (Joshua 12:23) whose ruler was an ally of Jabin king of Hazor against Joshua. (Joshua 11:1,2) It appears to have been within the territory of the tribe of Asher, though allotted to Manasseh, (Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27) Solomon stationed at Dor one of his twelve purveyors. (1 Kings 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.