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‎צִידוֹן‎ Tsîydôwn (tsee-done') Sidon ^N:N-M-P
or צִידֹן Tsîydôn (tsee-done'); from ‎צוּד‎ in the sense of catching fish; fishery

Sidon, Zidon.

• § Sidon = "hunting"
• Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine

1) ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre

See Greek: Σιδών

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Also see: רַבָּה

‎צִידוֺן‎ and (Gen 10:15; Gen 10:19; Gen 49:3) ‎צִידֹן‎ proper name, of a location Sidon, Σιδων, ancient Phoenician city, on coast north of Tyre (in Assyrian ‚idum( n)u, COT^Gloss; Tel Amarna ‚iduna, Phoenician ‎צדן‎, Old Aramaic ‎צידן‎; in Egyptian D±-(d)u-na, WMM^As.u.Eur.184); — 'first-born' of Canaan Gen 10:15 = 1Chr 1:13 northern limit of Canaanite Gen 10:19, compare Gen 49:13 defined as ‎רַבָּה‎ ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Josh 11:8 (so Josh 19:28 below); also Judg 1:31; Judg 10:6 (‎׳‎‎אֱהֵֹי צ‎), Judg 18:28; 1Kgs 17:9 named with Tyre Josh 19:28 (compare vJosh 19:29), 2Sam 24:6 (compare v2Sam 24:7), Isa 23:2; Isa 23:4 and ‎׳‎‎בְּתוּלַת בַּתצֿ‎ vIsa 23:12 (compare vIsa 23:5 etc.), Jer 25:22; Jer 27:3; Jer 47:4; Ezek 27:8; Ezek 28:21; Ezek 28:22 (compare vEzek 28:2 vEzek 28:12), Zech 9:2; Joel 4:4*. — See Pietschm^{Phöniz. 54 ff.} Prutz^{Aus Phönicien (1876), 98 ff.} Rob^{BR ii.478 ff.} de Luynes^{Voyage à la mer Morte i 18 ff., and Plural vi-xi.} Bd^{Pal 3 (1898), 313 ff.}

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Sidon • Phoenician city; home of Jezebel

Sidon, also called Great Sidon, was a prominent Phoenician city known for its trade and culture, and was the hometown of Jezebel, wife of King Ahab (1 Ki. 16:31). It is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, including the Old Testament (Gen. 10:19; Josh. 11:8; Judg. 10:6; Isa. 23:2-4; Jer. 27:3; Ezek. 28:21-22) and the New Testament (Matt. 11:21-22; Luke 4:26; Acts 27:3).

• A location first mentioned at Gen.10.19;
• referred to as Sidon צִידוֹן, or Sidon/ the Great (KJV= "great Zidon," NIV= Greater Sidon) or Great/ Sidon צִידוֹן רַב, or Sidonian צִידֹנִי, or Sidon Σιδών, or Sidonian Σιδώνιος.
  

Sidon was an ancient Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast. First mentioned in Genesis as a border marker of Canaan (Genesis 10:19), it was named among the territories that Israel failed to conquer (Judges 1:31).

The city was known for its maritime expertise. Sidonians were skilled sailors and craftsmen, particularly noted for their lumber trade. They supplied cedar for both Solomon's temple and the post-exile reconstruction (1 Kings 5:6; Ezra 3:7). Ezekiel described Sidon's mariners as skilled oarsmen (Ezekiel 27:8).

Sidon frequently appears in connection with idolatry. The city's deities, particularly Ashtoreth, influenced Israelite worship during periods of apostasy (Judges 10:6). Solomon's Sidonian wives led him into idol worship (1 Kings 11:1,5), and Jezebel, a Sidonian princess, promoted Baal worship in Israel (1 Kings 16:31).

Several prophets pronounced judgment against Sidon. Isaiah depicted it as a mourning merchant city (Isaiah 23:2,4,12). Jeremiah included it among nations to drink God's cup of wrath (Jeremiah 25:22). Ezekiel prophesied against it, declaring God would be glorified through its judgment (Ezekiel 28:21-22).

In the New Testament, Jesus mentioned Sidon in comparing it favorably to unrepentant Jewish cities (Matthew 11:21-22). He visited the region of Tyre and Sidon (Mark 7:24,31), and people from these areas came to hear him (Luke 6:17). The apostle Paul visited Sidon during his journey to Rome (Acts 27:3).

The city maintained commercial relations with Herod's territories, as evidenced by the reference to Tyre and Sidon's dependence on Herod's country for food (Acts 12:20).

Probably corresponds to modern Saida in Lebanon, which has maintained continuous habitation since ancient times.

All entries for Sidon or Great Sidon: צִידוֹן ☩ צִידוֹן ☩ צִידֹנִי ☩ Σιδών ☩ Σιδώνιος