Sidon

Sidon, also known as Zidon, was a Canaanite man living at the time of the patriarchs, first mentioned in Genesis 10:15 as the son of Canaan and the brother of various tribes.

About Sidon

Canaan’s firstborn son; Canaan was the son of Ham and grandson of Noah (Gn 10:15, 19; 1 Chr 1:13). Sidon founded a city (bearing his name) that set the northern boundary of the land of Canaan and later played a dominant role in Palestinian history.

See also Sidon (Place), Sidonian.

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Sidon (Place), Sidonian Article

A coastal city situated between Beirut and Tyre on the Phoenician coast, known as Zidon in the King James Version of the Bible. Saida, the present town, is not a direct...

Family Relationships

Parents
Canaan (Son of Ham)
Half-sibling
Heth
Uncles 3
Cush, Egypt, Put
Cousins 12
Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca, Nimrod, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, Caphtorim

Key References

Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

1 Chronicles 1:13

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

All Scripture References (2)

Genesis (1)
Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

1 Chronicles (1)
1 Chronicles 1:13

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,