# Sidon

## Facts:

Sidon was the oldest son of Canaan. There is also a Canaanite city called Sidon, probably named after Canaan's son.

* The city of Sidon was located northwest of Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in a region that is part of the present-day country of Lebanon.
* The "Sidonians" were a Phoenician people group who lived in ancient Sidon and the region surrounding it.
* In the Bible, Sidon is closely associated with the city of Tyre, and both cities were known for their wealth and for immoral behavior of their people.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Noah](../names/noah.md), [Phoenicia](../names/phonecia.md), [the sea](../names/mediterranean.md), [Tyre](../names/tyre.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 12:20](rc://en/tn/help/act/12/20)
* [Acts 27:3-6](rc://en/tn/help/act/27/03)
* [Genesis 10:15-18](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/15)
* [Genesis 10:19](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/19)
* [Mark 03:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/03/07)
* [Matthew 11:22](rc://en/tn/help/mat/11/22)
* [Matthew 15:22](rc://en/tn/help/mat/15/22)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H6721, H6722, G4605, G4606

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Sidon, Sidonians