Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon (Mt. 15:21), a Syro-phoenician woman came to him, and earnestly besought him, in behalf of her daughter, who was grievously afflicted with a demon. Her faith in him was severely tested by his silence (Mt. 15:23), refusal (15:24), and seeming reproach that it was not meet to cast the children's bread to dogs (15:26). But it stood the test, and her petition was graciously granted, because of the greatness of her faith (15:28).