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'''Sidon''' or Saida, (Arabic صيدا Ṣaydā; Hebrew צִידוֹן; Phoenician Ṣydwn) is the third-largest city in [[Lebanon]], on the coast, 48 kilometers south of [[Beirut]]. Today is a growing city with a modern seaport. | '''Sidon''' or Saida, (Arabic صيدا Ṣaydā; Hebrew צִידוֹן; Phoenician Ṣydwn) is the third-largest city in [[Lebanon]], on the coast, 48 kilometers south of [[Beirut]]. Today is a growing city with a modern seaport. | ||
| − | Sidon had many conquerors: [[Assyria]]ns; [[Babylon]]ians; [[Egypt]]ians; [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]]; [[ | + | Sidon had many conquerors: [[Assyria]]ns; [[Babylon]]ians; [[Egypt]]ians; [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]]; [[Roman]]s; Arabs and [[Ottoman Turks]]. |
The [[Bible]] describes Sidon at various places, but nearly always in terms of censure and as a subject of reproach. | The [[Bible]] describes Sidon at various places, but nearly always in terms of censure and as a subject of reproach. | ||
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Sidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا Ṣaydā; Hebrew צִידוֹן; Phoenician Ṣydwn) is the third-largest city in Lebanon, on the coast, 48 kilometers south of Beirut. Today is a growing city with a modern seaport.
Sidon had many conquerors: Assyrians; Babylonians; Egyptians; Greeks; Romans; Arabs and Ottoman Turks.
The Bible describes Sidon at various places, but nearly always in terms of censure and as a subject of reproach.