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Sidon (/ ˈ s aɪ d ən / SY-dən) or Saida (/ ˈ s aɪ d ə, ˈ s ɑː ɪ d ə / SY-də, SAH-id-ə; Arabic: صيدا, romanized: Ṣaydā) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast.
May 21, 2024 · Biblical Sidon is perhaps most infamously known as the birthplace of the Phoenician princess Jezebel (1 Kings 16:31), who became queen of the Israelites during King Ahab’s reign in the ninth century B.C.E. (the Iron Age). In the Bible, Jezebel is notorious for persecuting the worship of Yahweh and for demanding that the Israelites worship Baal.
Oct 8, 2023 · Biblical Sidon—Jezebel’s Hometown. The city of Sidon on the coast of modern Lebanon is mentioned 38 times in the Hebrew Bible. Recent excavations have exposed part of the ancient Canaanite—and later Phoenician—city, including a massive temple and depictions of deities worshiped at Sidon.
Sep 2, 2009 · Definition. Sidon is the Greek name (meaning 'fishery') for the ancient Phoenician port city of Sidonia (also known as Saida) in what is, today, Lebannon (located about 25 miles south of Beirut). Along with the city of Tyre, Sidon was the most powerful city-state of ancient Phoenicia and first manufactured the purple dye which made Tyre famous ...
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Arabic: Ṣaydā. Also spelled: Saida, or Sayida. Sidon, Lebanon: Crusader castle. Crusader castle in Sidon, Lebanon. Sidon, ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon and the administrative centre of al-Janūb (South Lebanon) muḥāfaẓah (governorate).
Sidon is perched on the slope of a rocky promontory with a naturally protected harbor on the Mediterranean Sea south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The city is mentioned 38 times in the Hebrew Bible and was one of the most important Canaanite—and later Phoenician—coastal cities.
