page_title: History of the Jews in Carthage
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Jews in Carthage
caption_attribution_description: English: Phoenician trade routes. The cities in North Africa and Southern Europe represent the extent of the Phoenician sphere of influence, from their base in North Palestine. العربية: خريطة طرق التجارة الفينيقية في البحر المتوسط والتي تبدأ من مركز الفينيقيين في المدن الساحلية اللبنانية جبيل وصيدا وصور وشمال فلسطين وتمر عبر قرطاج لتصل جزيرة سردينيا. هذا النطاق الواسع من المدن الذي تمر عبره تجارة الفينيقيين في شمال إفريقيا وجنوب أوروبا يظهر مدى نفوذ الفينيقيين الممتد من مركزهم في شمال فلسطين. وقد انتشرت الحضارة الفينيقية عبر البحر المتوسط بين 1500 ق.م و300 ق.م.
context_page_description: History of the Jews in Carthage refers to the history and presence of people of Jewish ancestry in ancient Carthage.
  Carthage was a city in North Africa located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis, across from the center of modern Tunis in Tunisia.
  Though Josephus Flavius associated the city's foundation with Jews and some scholars have conjectured that small groups of Jews may have been present in Carthage as early as the Punic era, the earliest evidence of Jewish presence in the area dates to the second century C.E.
  Carthage was founded from Tyre. According to the Bible, the city of Tyre and Sidon, were part of the tribe of Asher.
  ″even unto great Zidon; And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre″
context_section_description: History of the Jews in Carthage refers to the history and presence of people of Jewish ancestry in ancient Carthage.
  Carthage (from the Phoenician Kart-Hadasht, the "New City", written without vowels in Punic as Qrthdst) was a city in North Africa located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis, across from the center of modern Tunis in Tunisia.
  Though Josephus Flavius associated the city's foundation with Jews and some scholars have conjectured that small groups of Jews may have been present in Carthage as early as the Punic era,  the earliest evidence of Jewish presence in the area dates to the second century C.E.
  Carthage was founded from Tyre. According to the Bible, the city of Tyre and Sidon, were part of the tribe of Asher.
  ″even unto great Zidon; And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre″
caption: Trade routes of the Phoenicians.
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