# Sidon, Sidonians # ## 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: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [Noah](../other/noah.md), [Phoenicia](../other/phonecia.md), [the sea](../other/mediterranean.md), [Tyre](../other/tyre.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Acts 12:20-21](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 10:19-20](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/19) * [Mark 03:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/03/07) * [Matthew 11:20-22](rc://en/tn/help/mat/11/20) * [Matthew 15:21-23](rc://en/tn/help/mat/15/21) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: H6721, H6722, G4605, G4606