Sidon, Sidonians
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Definition
Sidon was the oldest son of Canaan. There is also a Canaanite city called Sidon, probably named after Canaan’s son.
- The city of Sidon was located northwest of Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in a region that is part of the present-day country of Lebanon.
- The “Sidonians” were a Phoenician people group who lived in ancient Sidon and the region surrounding it.
- In the Bible, Sidon is closely associated with the city of Tyre, and both cities were known for their wealth and for immoral behavior of their people.
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(See also: Canaan, Noah, Phoenicia, the sea, Tyre)
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SidonIn other dictionaries
Read “Sidon” in the 9 dictionaries- SidonEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ZidonEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- SidoniansInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Zidon; ZidoniansInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- SidonSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- SidoniansSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Zidon, or SidonSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- ZidoniansSmith’s Bible Dictionary
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