This article was first published in the fall 2002 issue of bible and spade. Set out for tyre, sidon, and maghdouchethree of lebanons bestpreserved townsand explore them with a guide to cover and learn about their mustsees. Son of man, set your face toward sidon, prophesy against her and say, thus says the lord god, behold, i am against you, o sidon, and i will be glorified in your midst. Sidon comes into view several times in the new testament. Sidon, one of the oldest phoenician cities, was founded in the 3rd millennium bc and became prosperous in the 2nd. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sidonians old testament map of ancient israel bible. The book of judges claims that israel was oppressed by sidon 10. It is situated in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 miles north of the israel lebanon border. Sidon project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Sidon and tyre holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. Sidon, ancient city on the mediterranean coast of lebanon and the administrative centre of aljanub south lebanon mu. In the nt, sidon often is combined with tyre, almost as a formula.
There were approximately 200,000 inhabitants in the tyre urban area in 2016, including many refugees. Several books of the old testament particularly the song of songs are full of. Sidon biblical definition of sidon in faussets bible. Oct 28, 2019 lebanon means the white one, probably referring to the snowcapped peaks of the lebanon mountains. The principal city of phoenicia was initially sidon, but its importance was later eclipsed by tyre, originally a sidonian colony. Eventually the territory of canaan spread from sidon to gerar, near gaza, and to sodom, gomorrah, admah, and zeboiim, near lasha. Sidon souks 2020 all you need to know before you go.
History of sidon saida lonely planet travel information. In the old testament zidon, now called saida, was celebrated city of. Tyre and sidon are port cities located in modern lebanon on the mediterranean coast. An article of amazing facts about the country of lebanon bordering northern israel psalm 92. Lebanons name was mentioned 71 times in the old testament, its regions. It is located in the south governorate of lebanon, on the mediterranean coast, about 40 km 25 mi north of tyre and 40 km 25 mi south of the capital beirut. For more information about sidon, check out the easton bible dictionary entry as well. The hittite word for cypress or juniper is close to the hittite name for the lebanon mountains, so lebanon could refer to the trees of lebanon. Tyre and sidon are port cities located in modern lebanon on the.
Along with the city of tyre, sidon was the most powerful citystate of ancient phoenicia and first manufactured the purple dye which made tyre famous and was so rare and expensive that the color purple became. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the sidon incident. Founded in the third millennium bc, it was an important trade center. And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of tyre and sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it. In genesis, sidon is the son of canaan the grandson of noah. Canaan was also the ancestor of the hittites, genesis 10. View tyres unescolisted roman relics, visit sidons crusaderbuilt castles, and see maghdouches old cave and alsaydeh ancient church, among other highlights. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. Sidonians is the generic name of the phoenicians or canaanites joshua.
Both are now located in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 mi north of the israel lebanon border. Sidon is the greek name meaning fishery for the ancient phoenician port city of sidonia also known as saida in what is, today, lebannon located about 25 miles south of beirut. Then they will know that i am the lord when i execute judgments in her, and i will manifest my holiness in her. The capture of laish by the danites was facilitated by its distance from sidon, under whose protection it apparently was judg 18. This free audio bible name pronunciation guide is a valuable tool in your study of gods word. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. An ancient city of phoenicia on the mediterranean sea in presentday southwest lebanon. Lebanon in the bible bridges for peacebridges for peace. Today tyre is the fifth largest city in lebanon after beirut, tripoli, aley and sidon, it is a district capital in the south governorate. Sidon 41 sidon, castle of st louis from southeast panorama, adr090508689 sidon, castle of st louis from southwest panorama, adr090508694 sidon, castle of st louis from southwest, adr090508708 sidon, castle of st louis western corner, adr090508702 sidon, castle of st louis, arch perhaps from roman theater, adr090508688. Jun 20, 2016 this free audio bible name pronunciation guide is a valuable tool in your study of gods word. The bible says that when jesus travelled to the region of tyre and sidon, a canaanite woman came to him and begged him to save her daughter from a demon. In the old testament, sidon is referred to as the first born of canaan, which may have originated from the towns possible founder, saidoune ibn canaan.
It is situated in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 miles north of the israellebanon border. Extrabiblical sources first mention sidon before 2000 b. Distance calculator how far is it from sidon lebanon. People came from sidon to hear jesuss teaching, and later he travelled through the territory of sidon mark 3. Distances are measured using a direct path, as the crow flies and the compass direction is shown as well. Recent excavations have exposed part of the ancient canaaniteand later phoeniciancity, including a massive temple and depictions of deities worshiped at sidon. One visit by jesus to the region of tyre and sidon is recorded in the gospels matt 15. The roman settlement, to the south of the island, was constructed adjacent. Namely, five lords of the philistines, and all the canaanites, and the sidon ians, and the hivites that dwelt in mount lebanon, from mount baalhermon unto the entering in of hamath. The cities of tyre and sidon for little kids this map shows the cities known as tyre and sidon in the land of phoenicia near ancient israel. The first mention of sidon in the ot is found in genesis 10. Readers of the bible will recall that it was to the abundant cedar forests of lebanons mountains that king solomon of israel, at the invitation of king hiram of tyre, anciently sent 30,000 men to cut and carry timber for the temple at jerusalem. Tyre and sidon, ancient cities of phoenicia, are mentioned several times in both the old and new testaments.
Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Sidon souks 2020 all you need to know before you go with. Having heard of alexanders exploits, and his campaign to topple darius of the persian empire, the sidonians surrendered to him without a fight. It is frequently mentioned in the works of the greek poet homer and in the old testament. How to pronounce say sidon by bible speak pronunciation. The ancient city covered an area of about 40 acres, from the castle of st. Phoenicia roughly corresponds to the regions of modernday lebanon and smaller parts of syria and israel. The biblical cities of tyre and sidon associates for biblical. Modernday visitors to sour tyre in lebanon can still cross the causeway built by alexander the great to visit the picturesque northern harbour and the narrow.
Sidon was ruled by kings and had a close relationship with tyre. It received its name from the firstborn of canaan, the grandson of noah genesis 10. Biblical sidonjezebels hometown biblical archaeology. Then jesus went from that place and withdrew to the region of tyre and sidon. Both are now located in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 mi north of the israellebanon border. Byblos, preserve a rich variety of remains from earlier ages. Established from the start as a port city, sidon was. In the book of genesis, sidon was the firstborn son of canaan, who was a son of ham, thereby making sidon a greatgrandson of noah. The names tyre and sidon were famous in the ancient near east. During the 1982 israeli invasion of s lebanon, the modern city was captured from the palestine liberation organization by israeli forces after heavy. This is the only recorded instance in the ministry of jesus that he went outside the boundaries of pal.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. View tyres unescolisted roman relics, visit sidons crusaderbuilt castles, and see maghdouches old cave and al. It was the first home of the phoenicians on the coast of canaan. The sidonians were the inhabitants of ancient sidon, a seaport on the mediterranean sea in modern lebanon. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. One of the oldest phoenician cities, situated on a narrow plain between the range of lebanon and the sea, in latitude 33 degrees 34 minutes nearly.
Sidon and tyre were ancient cities, having been founded long before the israelites entered the land of canaan. Click the play button below to hear how to pronounce sidon. Biblical sidon article about biblical sidon by the free. Biblical sidonjezebels hometown biblical archaeology society. Yet sidon was a significant site before this period, too. It is one of the important cities in the old and new testaments. Readers of the bible will recall that it was to the abundant cedar forests of lebanon s mountains that king solomon of israel, at the invitation of king hiram of tyre, anciently sent 30,000 men to cut and carry timber for the temple at jerusalem. The old testament mentions israels dealings with these cities, including. Lebanon is rich in archeological sites, chief of which are tyre, sidon, byblos, and baalbek as well as dozens of sites of lesser importance. Lebanon means the white one, probably referring to the snowcapped peaks of the lebanon mountains. The capture of laish by the danites was facilitated by its distance from sidon, under whose protection it apparently was. Sidon 2 international standard bible encyclopedia bible. The princess jezebel, who later would become queen of israel as related in the biblical books of i and ii kings was the daughter of the king of sidon, ethbaal in the 9th century bce, and married king ahab of israel to cement ties between the two kingdoms.
Both jesus and saint paul are said to have visited it, too see biblical sidon below. This article needs additional citations for verification. History the ancient town of sidon was settled as early as 4000 bc, or 6800 bc according to some claims. Jesus mentions tyre and sidon in luke 10 in the context of judgments he was pronouncing against the cities of chorazin and bethsaida. There is also a phonetic guide to use to see the proper pronunciation of sidon. See distance to other cities from sidon lebanon measured in kilometers km, miles and nautical miles and their local time. Its name coincides with the modern arabic word for fishery. The scriptures indicate that the sidonians were descendants of noah through ham, canaan, and sidon.
Those familiar with the biblical text will recall that sidon was an influential, wealthy phoenician city when the kings of israel and judah ruled during the iron age. Sidon destination guide libansud, lebanon tripsuggest. Sidon is the greek name meaning fishery for the ancient. Sidon is believed to have existed prior to 2000 bc, with tyre being just a little younger. In new testament times, tyre was the main seaport of the roman province of syria and phoenicia a prosperous city with pagan temples and twin harbours built on either side of a small island see map 8.
Sidon was conquered by a number of different nations, as was the rest of phoenicia, including the syrians and the persians and, finally, alexander the great in 332 bce. A phoenician city located 25 miles up the coast from tyre. Most of ancient sidon lies buried beneath the modern city of saida. God bible concordance sidon canaans oldest son was sidon, the ancestor of the sidonians.
Sidon was the first phoenician city to send ships into the open seas, and was the first in the area to make contact with the greeks. Ezra 3 american standard version books of the bible. Sidon synonyms, sidon pronunciation, sidon translation, english dictionary definition of sidon. Sidon, famous in the ancient near east, is a phoenician city located 25 miles up the coast from tyre.
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