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Sidon

A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:15, 19). It was the first home of the Phoenicians on the coast of Palestine, and from its extensive commercial relations became a “great” city (Josh. 11:8; 19:28). It was the mother city of Tyre. It lay within the lot of the tribe of Asher, but was never subdued (Judg. 1:31). The Zidonians long oppressed Israel (Judg. 10:12). From the time of David its glory began to wane, and Tyre, its “virgin daughter” (Isa. 23:12), rose to its place of pre-eminence. Solomon entered into a matrimonial alliance with the Zidonians, and thus their form of idolatrous worship found a place in the land of Israel (1 Kings 11:1, 33). This city was famous for its manufactures and arts, as well as for its commerce (1 Kings 5:6; 1 Chr. 22:4; Ezek. 27:8). It is frequently referred to by the prophets (Isa. 23:2, 4, 12; Jer. 25:22; 27:3; 47:4; Ezek. 27:8; 28:21, 22; 32:30; Joel 3:4). Our Lord visited the “coasts” of Tyre and Zidon = Sidon (q.v.), Matt. 15:21; Mark 7:24; Luke 4:26; and from this region many came forth to hear him preaching (Mark 3:8; Luke 6:17). From Sidon, at which the ship put in after leaving Caesarea, Paul finally sailed for Rome (Acts 27:3, 4).

This city is now a town of 10,000 inhabitants, with remains of walls built in the twelfth century A.D. In 1855, the sarcophagus of Eshmanezer was discovered. From a Phoenician inscription on its lid, it appears that he was a “king of the Sidonians,” probably in the third century B.C., and that his mother was a priestess of Ashtoreth, “the goddess of the Sidonians.” In this inscription Baal is mentioned as the chief god of the Sidonians.

City

KJB,ESV = ‘Sidon’

People and places

People recorded here: Aristarchus, Julius, Paul

Recorded scripture occurrences (30)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

GEN 10:19: RV GEN 10:19 · LV GEN 10:19 · Read together GEN 10:19

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OET-RV GEN 10:19

19 and their border went from Tsidon toward Gerar as far as Azah (Gaza), and then toward Sedom, Amorah (Gomorrah), Admah, and Tsevoim, as far as Lesha.

OET-LV GEN 10:19

19 And_ the _border _of the_Kənaˊₐnī _he/it _was from_Tsidon your(ms)_going towards_Gərāra to ˊAzzāh your(ms)_going towards_Sedom and_Amorah and_ʼAdmāh and_Tseboyim to Lasha.

GEN 49:13: RV GEN 49:13 · LV GEN 49:13 · Read together GEN 49:13

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OET-RV GEN 49:13

⇔  13 Zevulun will settle near the coast,
⇔ and be like a safe harbour for ships.
⇔ His border will extend up to Tsidon (Sidon).

OET-LV GEN 49:13

13 Zəⱱūlūn to_the_coast _of the_seas he _will _dwell and_he will_become_(into)_a _harbour _of ships and_side _of_his will _be_at Tsīdōn/(Sidon).

JDG 1:31: RV JDG 1:31 · LV JDG 1:31 · Read together JDG 1:31

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OET-RV JDG 1:31

31 Asher’s descendants didn’t drive out those who were living in Ako, Tsidon (Sidon), Ahlav, Akziv, Helbah, Afek, or Rehov,

OET-LV JDG 1:31

31 ʼĀshēr not it _dispossessed DOM the _inhabitants _of ˊAkkō and_DOM the _inhabitants _of Tsīdōn/(Sidon) and_DOM ʼAḩlāⱱ and_DOM ʼAkzīⱱ and_DOM Ḩelbāh and_DOM ʼAfēq and_DOM Rəḩoⱱ.

GEN: all 2 recorded references

GEN 10:19: RV GEN 10:19 · LV GEN 10:19 · Read together GEN 10:19

GEN 49:13: RV GEN 49:13 · LV GEN 49:13 · Read together GEN 49:13

JDG: all 3 recorded references

JDG 1:31: RV JDG 1:31 · LV JDG 1:31 · Read together JDG 1:31

JDG 10:6: RV JDG 10:6 · LV JDG 10:6 · Read together JDG 10:6

JDG 18:28: RV JDG 18:28 · LV JDG 18:28 · Read together JDG 18:28

SA2: all 1 recorded references

SA2 24:6: RV SA2 24:6 · LV SA2 24:6 · Read together SA2 24:6

KI1: all 1 recorded references

KI1 17:9: RV KI1 17:9 · LV KI1 17:9 · Read together KI1 17:9

JOL: all 1 recorded references

JOL 3:4: RV JOL 3:4 · LV JOL 4:4 · Read together JOL 3:4

ISA: all 3 recorded references

ISA 23:2: RV ISA 23:2 · LV ISA 23:2 · Read together ISA 23:2

ISA 23:4: RV ISA 23:4 · LV ISA 23:4 · Read together ISA 23:4

ISA 23:12: RV ISA 23:12 · LV ISA 23:12 · Read together ISA 23:12

JER: all 3 recorded references

JER 25:22: RV JER 25:22 · LV JER 25:22 · Read together JER 25:22

JER 27:3: RV JER 27:3 · LV JER 27:3 · Read together JER 27:3

JER 47:4: RV JER 47:4 · LV JER 47:4 · Read together JER 47:4

EZE: all 3 recorded references

EZK 27:8: RV EZE 27:8 · LV EZE 27:8 · Read together EZE 27:8

EZK 28:21: RV EZE 28:21 · LV EZE 28:21 · Read together EZE 28:21

EZK 28:22: RV EZE 28:22 · LV EZE 28:22 · Read together EZE 28:22

ZEC: all 1 recorded references

ZEC 9:2: RV ZEC 9:2 · LV ZEC 9:2 · Read together ZEC 9:2

MRK: all 3 recorded references

MRK 3:8: RV MRK 3:8 · LV MRK 3:8 · Read together MRK 3:8

MRK 7:24: RV MRK 7:24 · LV MRK 7:24 · Read together MRK 7:24

MRK 7:31: RV MRK 7:31 · LV MRK 7:31 · Read together MRK 7:31

MAT: all 3 recorded references

MAT 11:21: RV MAT 11:21 · LV MAT 11:21 · Read together MAT 11:21

MAT 11:22: RV MAT 11:22 · LV MAT 11:22 · Read together MAT 11:22

MAT 15:21: RV MAT 15:21 · LV MAT 15:21 · Read together MAT 15:21

LUK: all 4 recorded references

LUK 4:26: RV LUK 4:26 · LV LUK 4:26 · Read together LUK 4:26

LUK 6:17: RV LUK 6:17 · LV LUK 6:17 · Read together LUK 6:17

LUK 10:13: RV LUK 10:13 · LV LUK 10:13 · Read together LUK 10:13

LUK 10:14: RV LUK 10:14 · LV LUK 10:14 · Read together LUK 10:14

ACT: all 2 recorded references

ACT 12:20: RV ACT 12:20 · LV ACT 12:20 · Read together ACT 12:20

ACT 27:3: RV ACT 27:3 · LV ACT 27:3 · Read together ACT 27:3

Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

GEN: 1 tagged passages

GEN 49:13: צִידֹֽן

JDG: 3 tagged passages

JDG 1:31: צִיד֑וֹן

JDG 10:6: צִיד֜וֹן

JDG 18:28: מִ,צִּיד֗וֹן

SA2: 1 tagged passages

SA2 24:6: צִידֽוֹן

KI1: 1 tagged passages

KI1 17:9: לְ,צִיד֔וֹן

JOL: 1 tagged passages

JOL 4:4: וְ,צִיד֔וֹן

ISA: 3 tagged passages

ISA 23:2: צִיד֛וֹן

ISA 23:4: צִיד֔וֹן

ISA 23:12: צִיד֗וֹן

JER: 3 tagged passages

JER 25:22: צִיד֑וֹן

JER 27:3: צִיד֑וֹן

JER 47:4: וּ,לְ,צִיד֔וֹן

EZE: 3 tagged passages

EZE 27:8: צִידוֹן֙

EZE 28:21: צִיד֑וֹן

EZE 28:22: צִיד֔וֹן

ZEC: 1 tagged passages

ZEC 9:2: וְ,צִיד֔וֹן

MRK: 3 tagged passages

MRK 3:8: Σιδῶνα

MRK 7:24: Σιδῶνος

MRK 7:31: Σιδῶνος

MAT: 3 tagged passages

MAT 11:21: Σιδῶνι · μετενόησαν

MAT 11:22: Σιδῶνι

MAT 15:21: Σιδῶνος

LUK: 4 tagged passages

LUK 4:26: Σιδωνίας

LUK 6:17: Σιδῶνος

LUK 10:13: Σιδῶνι · καθήμενοι · μετενόησαν

LUK 10:14: Σιδῶνι

ACT: 2 tagged passages

ACT 12:20: Σιδωνίοις · παρῆσαν · πείσαντες · ᾐτοῦντο · αὐτῶν

ACT 27:3: Σιδῶνα

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