Wikipedia: History of Sidon

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\Zidon\
a fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles
north of Tyre. It received its name from the "first-born" of

Sidon. The name means
a fishery. A town in Palestine on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles
north of Tyre. It received its name from the "first-born" of

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home of the Phoenicians on the coast of Palestine, and from its
extensive commercial relations became a "great" city (Josh.
11:8; 19:28). It was the mother city of Tyre. It lay within the
lot of the tribe of Asher, but was never subdued (Judg. 1:31).
The Zidonians long oppressed Israel (Judg. 10:12). From the time
of David its glory began to wane, and Tyre, its "virgin
daughter" (Isa. 23:12), rose to its place of pre-eminence.
Solomon entered into a matrimonial alliance with the Zidonians,
and thus their form of idolatrous worship found a place in the
land of Israel (1 Kings 11:1, 33). This city was famous for its
manufactures and arts, as well as for its commerce (1 Kings 5:6;
1 Chr. 22:4; Ezek. 27:8). It is frequently referred to by the
prophets (Isa. 23:2, 4, 12; Jer. 25:22; 27:3; 47:4; Ezek. 27:8;
28:21, 22; 32:30; Joel 3:4). Our Lord visited the "coasts" of
Tyre and Zidon = Sidon (q.v.), Matt. 15:21; Mark 7:24; Luke
4:26; and from this region many came forth to hear him preaching
(Mark 3:8; Luke 6:17). From Sidon, at which the ship put in
after leaving Caesarea, Paul finally sailed for Rome (Acts 27:3,
4).

home of the Phoenicians on the coast of Palestine, and from its
extensive commercial relations became a "great" city.
It was the mother city of Tyre. It lay within the
lot of the tribe of Asher.
From the time
of David its glory began to wane, and Tyre
rose to its place of pre-eminence.
Solomon entered into a matrimonial alliance with the Sidonians.

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This city is now a town of 10,000 inhabitants, with remains of

This city was famous for its
manufactures and arts, as well as for its commerce.

Jesus visited the "coasts" of
Tyre and Sidon
and from this region many came forth to hear him preaching.
From Sidon, at which the ship put in
after leaving Caesarea, Paul finally sailed for Rome.

In 1900 it was a town of 10,000 inhabitants, with remains of

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