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Sidonians, The

Descended from Sidon, son of Canaan—Ge 10:15; 1Ch 1:13

Formerly a part of the Phoenician nation—Mt 15:21,22; Mr 7:24,26

Dwelt on the sea coast—Lu 6:17; Ac 27:3

CITIES OF MENTIONED

• Zidon
• —Jos 11:8; 19:28
• Zarephath or Sarepta
• —1Ki 17:9; Lu 4:26
• Governed by kings
• —Jer 25:22; 27:3

CHARACTER OF

• Careless and secure
• —Jud 18:7
• Idolatrous
• —1Ki 11:5
• Superstitious
• —Jer 27:3,9
• Wicked and impenitent
• —Mt 11:21,22

Engaged in extensive commerce—Isa 23:2

Were skilful sailors—Eze 27:8

Supplied the Jews with timber—1Ch 22:4; Ezr 3:7

Supplied from Judea with provisions—Ac 12:20; Eze 27:17

TERRITORY OF

• Bordered on the land of Canaan
• —Ge 10:19
• Given by God to Israel
• —Ge 49:13; Jos 13:6
• Allotted to the tribe of Asher
• —Jos 19:24,28
• Visited by our Lord
• —Mt 15:21

Israel unable to expel—Jud 1:31; 3:3

Hostile and oppressive to God's people—Jud 10:12; Eze 28:22,24; Joe 3:5,6

Solomon intermarried with—1Ki 11:1

Ahab intermarried with—1Ki 16:31

Israel followed the idolatry of—Jud 10:6; 1Ki 11:33

PREDICTIONS RESPECTING

• Territory of, to be given to Nebuchadnezzar, king of
• Babylon—Jer 27:3,6
• Partaking with the other nations of God's judgments
• —Jer 25:22-28; Eze 32:20
• All their helpers to be cut off
• —Jer 47:4
• That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them
• —Eze 28:21-23
• Their spoiling and oppression of the Jews to be fully
• recompensed—Joe 3:4,8

Many of, attended Christ's ministry—Mr 3:8

Having revolted from Herod, were obliged to propitiate him—Ac 12:20