Joshua 19:28

19:28 and on to Ebron, ¹  Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. ² 

Genesis 10:15

10:15 Canaan was the father of ³  Sidon his firstborn, ⁴  Heth, ⁵ 

Genesis 49:13

49:13 Zebulun will live ⁶  by the haven of the sea

and become a haven for ships;

his border will extend to Sidon. ⁷ 

Zechariah 9:2

9:2 as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre ⁸  and Sidon, ⁹  though they consider themselves to be very wise.

¹ tc Some Hebrew mss read “Abdon.”

² map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

³ tn Heb “fathered.”

⁴ sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁸ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁹ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.