Bible Dictionary

Sidon

Places & Geography • Both

Sidon is the Greek form of Zidon, the ancient Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast.

Definition

Sidon is the Greek form of Zidon, the name of the Phoenician coastal city. The name is associated with fishing or a fishery.

Sidon is the form of the name used in the New Testament, where the city and its people are mentioned in connection with the ministry of Jesus.

Sidon was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast.

Genesis 10:15 Genesis 10:19 Matthew 11:21 Matthew 11:22 Luke 6:17

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fishing; fishery, Gen. 10:15, 19 (A.V. marg., Tzidon; R.V., Zidon); Matt. 11:21, 22; Luke 6:17. (See ZIDON.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary

the Greek form of the Phoenician name Zidon. [Zidon, Or Sidon]