First name Sidon in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Sidon is the name of the son of Canaan (GEN 10:15). Meaning of the name: hunting; fishing; venison. Related names are: Tyre, Chorazin, Bethsaida . The translations of Sidon in 80 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Sidón in Spanish to サイダ in Japanese!
Wear it!And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, (GEN 10:15)
And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. (GEN 10:19)
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. (MAT 11:21)
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. (MAT 11:22)
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. (MAT 15:21)
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. (MAR 3:8)
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. (MAR 7:24)
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. (MAR 7:31)
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. (LUK 4:26)
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; (LUK 6:17)
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. (LUK 10:13)
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. (LUK 10:14)
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. (ACT 12:20)
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. (ACT 27:3)