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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: | + | 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. | + | The [[Bible]] describes Sidon at various places, but nearly always in terms of censure and as a subject of reproach. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13776a.htm SIDON] Catholic Encyclopedia. |
| + | *[http://www.middleeast.com/sidon.htm Sidon] | ||
| + | [[Category:Middle East History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Biblical Places]] | ||
| − | + | {{Bible Cities}} | |
Latest revision as of 15:14, July 20, 2024
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.
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