Sidon
Sidon appears in 37 verses of the Bible, from Genesis to Acts.
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- Near Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon, 200 km north of Jerusalem
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Sidon was a Phoenician port north of Tyre, home of Jezebel's father and of Baal worship, where Jesus later answered the faith of a Canaanite woman.
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and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
Genesis 10:19 · Read the chapter -
And the Lord gave them victory over their enemies. The Israelites chased them as far as Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward into the valley of Mizpah, until not one enemy warrior was left alive.
Joshua 11:8 · Read the chapter -
The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
Judges 1:31 · Read the chapter -
then to Gilead in the land of Tahtim-hodshi and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
2 Samuel 24:6 · Read the chapter -
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.
1 Kings 11:1 · Read the chapter -
He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David.
1 Chronicles 22:4 · Read the chapter
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