Sidon

Identified as

Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon

Certainty

Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)

Coordinates

33.561° N, 35.372° E

• Healing Canaanite Daughterc. AD 29
• Journey to Rome beginsc. AD 56
• Paul's Journey to Romec. AD 56

Sidon (Place), Sidonian· Zidon, Zidonian

Founded by

Sidon

• Σιδών·Sidon
• Σιδώνιος·Sidon
• צִידוֹן·Sidon
• צִידוֹן+H7227G«H7227a=רַב·Great Sidon
• צִידֹנִי·Sidon

Includes 1 verse that refer to Sidon without naming it.

1. Genesis 10:19צִידוֹן · Sidon
   …and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
2. Genesis 49:13צִידוֹן · Sidon
   Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
3. Deuteronomy 3:9צִידֹנִי · Sidon
   …which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
4. Joshua 11:8צִידוֹן+H7227G«H7227a=רַב · Great Sidon
   …and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
5. Joshua 13:4צִידֹנִי · Sidon
   …to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;
6. Joshua 13:6צִידֹנִי · Sidon
   All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
7. Joshua 19:28צִידוֹן+H7227G«H7227a=רַב · Great Sidon
   It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
8. Judges 1:31צִידוֹן · Sidon
   Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
9. Judges 3:3צִידֹנִי · Sidon
   …the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
10. Judges 10:6צִידוֹן · Sidon
    And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
11. Judges 10:12צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?
12. Judges 18:7צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
13. Judges 18:28צִידוֹן · Sidon
    There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
14. 2 Samuel 24:6צִידוֹן · Sidon
    Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
15. 1 Kings 5:6צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
16. 1 Kings 11:1צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
17. 1 Kings 11:5צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
18. 1 Kings 11:33צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.
19. 1 Kings 16:31צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
20. 1 Kings 17:9צִידוֹן · Sidon
    “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
21. 2 Kings 23:13צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
22. 1 Chronicles 22:4צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    …and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
23. Ezra 3:7צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
24. Isaiah 23:2צִידוֹן · Sidon
    Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
25. Isaiah 23:4צִידוֹן · Sidon
    Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
26. Isaiah 23:12צִידוֹן · Sidon
    He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
27. Jeremiah 25:22צִידוֹן · Sidon
    …all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
28. Jeremiah 27:3צִידוֹן · Sidon
    Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
29. Jeremiah 47:4צִידוֹן · Sidon
    For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
30. Ezekiel 27:8צִידוֹן · Sidon
    The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
31. Ezekiel 28:21צִידוֹן · Sidon
    “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
32. Ezekiel 28:22צִידוֹן · Sidon
    And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
33. Ezekiel 28:23Referred to, not named
    I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
34. Ezekiel 32:30צִידֹנִי · Sidon
    All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
35. Joel 3:4צִידוֹן · Sidon
    Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
36. Zechariah 9:2צִידוֹן · Sidon
    …and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
37. Matthew 11:21Σιδών · Sidon
    “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
38. Matthew 11:22Σιδών · Sidon
    But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
39. Matthew 15:21Σιδών · Sidon
    Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
40. Mark 3:8Σιδών · Sidon
    Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
41. Mark 7:24Σιδών · Sidon
    Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
42. Mark 7:31Σιδών · Sidon
    Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
43. Luke 4:26Σιδών · Sidon
    Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
44. Luke 6:17Σιδών · Sidon
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
45. Luke 10:13Σιδών · Sidon
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
46. Luke 10:14Σιδών · Sidon
    But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
47. Acts 12:20Σιδώνιος · Sidon
    Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
48. Acts 27:3Σιδών · Sidon
    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.