10:15 Canaan was the father of 1 Sidon his firstborn, 2 Heth, 3
49:13 Zebulun will live 4 by the haven of the sea
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend to Sidon. 5
1 tn Heb “fathered.”
2 sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.
3 tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.
4 tn The verb שָׁכַן (shakhan) means “to settle,” but not necessarily as a permanent dwelling place. The tribal settlements by the sea would have been temporary and not the tribe’s territory.
5 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.