Keraia
People

Sidon

Sidon was the firstborn son of Canaan and the ancestor of the Sidonian people.

The name Sidon means “hunting; fishing; venison”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man of the Canaanites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 10:15; only referred to as Sidon (צִידוֹן); son of Canaan; a brother of Heth, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Glossary entries

Sidon (Person) Zidon, Zidonian

Family members

Father

Canaan

Siblings

Amorites Arkites Arvadites Girgashites Hamathites Heth Hivites Jebusites Sinites Zemarites

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 10:15
    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:13
    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,