It is situated in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 miles north of the israel lebanon border. The lebanon range extends for about 105 miles along the coast, from modernday tripoli in the north to tyre in the south. To holistically meet the needs of communities through the transforming word of god. Lebanon means the white one, probably referring to the snowcapped peaks of the lebanon. Zidon the principal seaport amazing bible timeline with.
Buy the van dyke arabic bible, and other arabic bible translations, as wholesale or retail purchase. The first mention of sidon in the ot is found in genesis 10. Ahab unwisely made a marriage alliance for the daughter of the phoenician king of sidon named in the bible, ethbaal meaning with baal. It was translated into german at the same time as the. The first born son of canaan, son of ham, son of noah genesis 10. The capture of laish by the danites was facilitated by its distance from sidon, under whose protection it apparently was judg 18. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in the world. The anti lebanon is inhabited by mohammedans, and is under a turkish ruler.
One of tyres kings, named hiram, was an ally and trading partner of israelite kings david and solomon. There are two sidons mentioned in the bible, a man and a town. The book of judges claims that israel was oppressed by sidon 10. Search for other book stores in lebanon on the real yellow pages. It was the principle city of ancient phoenicia and is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited places in the world. Wikipedia gives the example of speaking about hired hands, where you havent only hired someones hands, but the whole person who is symbolized. Extrabiblical sources first mention sidon before 2000 b. Tyre to the south and lebanese capital beirut to the north are both about 40 kilometres 25 miles away. Sidon is of immense antiquity, but few remains of the ancient city have survived the ravages of time and man. Today tyre is the fifth largest city in lebanon after beirut, tripoli, aley and sidon, it is the capital of the tyre district in the south governorate. Ethbaals daughter of course, was the infamous jezebel, an aggressive promoter of the worship of melkart and a. Map of phoenicia in biblical times bible history online. For more information about sidon, check out the easton bible dictionary entry as well.
The princess jezebel, who later would become queen of israel as related in the biblical books of i and ii kings was the daughter of the king of sidon, ethbaal in the 9th century bce, and married king ahab of israel to cement ties between the two kingdoms. He makes lebanon to skip like a calf, and sirion like a young wild ox. Oct 28, 2019 lebanon means the white one, probably referring to the snowcapped peaks of the lebanon mountains. Both are now located in lebanon, with tyre 20 mi south of sidon and only 12 mi north of the israellebanon border. The full bible was published in 2000, and titled the noble book alketab ashsharif, also known as. In new testament times, tyre was the main seaport of the roman province of syria and phoenicia a prosperous city with pagan temples and twin harbours built on either side of a small island see map 8. The roman settlement, to the south of the island, was constructed adjacent. In 1948, god gathered the house of israel and the nation of israel was formed. Bible sundays help in building these relationships and to meet other specific needs. The same association occurs in the ugaritic material. They are also important cities in the old and new testaments. According to the book of genesis, the canaanites established the people and city of zidon.
The trees of the lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of lebanon that he planted. There were approximately 200,000 inhabitants in the tyre urban area in 2016, including many refugees. Behold, i intend to build a house for the name of the lord my god, as the lord spoke to david my father, saying, your son, whom i will set on your throne in your place, he will build the house for my name. It is frequently mentioned in the works of the greek poet homer and in the old testament. Eddy to open a boarding department in the dayschool for boys in sidon, october, 188 1, the boys being chiefly from the neighbouring villages. Tyre and sidon, ancient cities of phoenicia, are mentioned several times in both the old and new testaments. Lebanon arabic bible outreach ministry tuesday, 05 may 2020. While israel dwell safely, god will execute judgments on all around those who despise them. The cities of tyre and sidon for little kids this map shows the cities known as tyre and sidon in the land of phoenicia near ancient israel. It appears this way in some bible translations josh. In the nt, sidon often is combined with tyre, almost as a formula. This free audio bible name pronunciation guide is a valuable tool in your study of gods word. And what does bible prophecy say about the fate of this narrow strip of territory lying by the blue waters of the eastern mediterranean. The palermo stone indicates cedar was imported to egypt in the reign of the 4th dynasty king sneferu, ca.
It was there that the famous teaching, and healing, with the believing and faithful canaan woman of the coasts of tyre and sidon, happened. Dec 02, 2014 the bible society find more nonprofit organizations ngo near you, and learn about the top and least rated places in r. The cedar of lebanon cedrus libani was prized throughout the ancient near east. Lebanon is first mentioned in the description of the boundary of palestine deuteronomy 1. Bible in lebanon, bible bookshop in lebanon, lebanese bible, bible book in lebanon, bible shop in lebanon, picture of jesus on a mug lebanon, phrases of. It is regarded as one of the longest, continuouslyinhabited cities in the world. The names tyre and sidon were famous in the ancient near east. Canaans firstborn son sidon was the progenitor of the sidonians. See husseins book, uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a master in heaven. The scriptures indicate that the sidonians were descendants of noah through ham, canaan, and sidon. May 23, 2014 so, when the bible talks about sihon and og in the psalms and a few other places, the writers are using a figure of speech called synecdoche, where one part is used to symbolize the whole. Sidon also known as zidon in the kjv is the third largest city in modern lebanon.
Jesus mentions tyre and sidon in luke 10 in the context of judgments he was pronouncing against the cities of chorazin and bethsaida. Teach your kids to read the bible by offering them an easy to read bible translation with colorful and fun designs and activities. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within city limits, while its metropolitan area has more. George davis, in his book fulfilled prophecies that prove the bible, included a picture of syrian fishermen under which the following caption appeared. Bible verses related to lebanon from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order isaiah 29. Sidon project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Lebanon means the white one, probably referring to the snowcapped peaks of the lebanon mountains. What is the significance of the continuing turmoil besetting this bitterly divided nation. He was elected as chairman of the united bible societies ubs europe middle east area board in 2009 and vice chairman of the ubs global board in 2011. God will judge any nation that is like a pricking thorn to israel. In 1982 salibi finalised his book, the bible came from arabia, during the israeli invasion of lebanon.
The hittite word for cypress or juniper is close to the hittite name for the lebanon mountains, so lebanon could refer to the trees of lebanon. Glass production made sidon both rich and famous and the city was known for being very cosmopolitan and progressive. Some summits reach a height of more than 11,000 feet. There is also a phonetic guide to use to see the proper pronunciation of sidon. Listen to the byte show interviews on this article. Bible in lebanon, bible bookshop in lebanon, lebanese bible. Sidon was one the most important ancient phoenician cities. Scriptures about the cedars of lebanon bible verses online. Archaeologists have revealed 21 occupational strata at the site. This article was first published in the fall 2002 issue of bible and spade. Click the play button below to hear how to pronounce sidon. From adjacent galilee, the messiah easily visited lebanon, into the coasts of tyre and sidon. But what of the future of this battlescarred region.
Sidon, one of the oldest phoenician cities, was founded in the 3rd millennium bc and became prosperous in the 2nd. Now therefore, command that they cut for me cedars from lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants. Given haukkuks prophecy, it is a political earthquake with biblical overtones a clear sign of what most people fear, that the war there has more than ordinary meaning, portending a far greater tribulation close ahead. Translations of the bible into arabic are known from the early christian churches in syria, egypt. Is taken to rome in the custody of julius, a centurion, and a detachment of soldiers.
It was situated in the narrow fertile plain between the mountains of lebanon and mediterranean 25 miles north of tyre. Lebanon, the baqaa, and the western slopes of the anti lebanon range. The meaning of lebanon in the bible from international standard bible encyclopedia lebanon lebanon. The bible says that when jesus travelled to the region of tyre and sidon, a canaanite woman came to him and begged him to save her daughter from a demon.
It is a branch running southward from the caucasus, and at its lower end forking into two parallel ranges, the eastern or anti lebanon, and the western or lebanon proper. Presentday lebanese descend from biblical canaanites. In the bible, jezebel is notorious for persecuting the worship of yahweh and for demanding that the israelites worship baal. They will dwell in their own land, build houses, plant vineyards and dwell safely. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. Laban first appears in the hebrew bible in genesis 24. The destruction of lebanon is a grave forewarning of all that is to come. Namely, five lords of the philistines, and all the canaanites, and the sidon ians, and the hivites that dwelt in mount lebanon, from mount baalhermon unto the entering in of hamath.
The seaport town of sidon was named after their forefather, and for many years it was the principal city of the phoenicians, as the greeks called the sidonians. Lebanon is inseparable from the history of phoenicia q. He was instrumental in providing building materials for davids royal palace david. The canaanite people lived in a part of the world we now recognise as israel, palestine, lebanon, syria, and jordan, and experts have now analysed the remains of five found in sidon, lebanon. Bassous joined the bible society in lebanon also responsible for the work in syria and iraq in 1999, and was appointed general secretary in 2004. The cedars of lebanon were a gift from god and a source of wealth for lebanon, the cities of tyre and sidon especially benefitting from their export 1 chronicles 17. Sidon and tyre were ancient cities, having been founded long before the israelites entered the land of canaan. Phoenicia roughly corresponds to the regions of modernday lebanon and smaller parts of syria and israel. It is one of the important cities in the old and new testaments. All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift.
Baal and anath vi 20, 21 the occurrence of the term in parallelism with the lebanon range suggests that it was denominative of the whole anti lebanon chain. Sidon was the first phoenician city to send ships in to the open seas, and at that time they navigated using the stars. Sidon and tyre holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. Arabic bible outreach ministry is dedicated to proclaim the love of god as revealed in the holy bible the injil to all arabic speaking people on the internet. Canaan fathered sidon his firstborn and heth, and the jebusites, the amorites, the girgashites, canaan fathered sidon his firstborn and heth, and the jebusites, the amorites, the girgashites, a. Byblos, modern jbail, also spelled jubayl, or jebeil, biblical gebal, ancient seaport, the site of which is located on the coast of the mediterranean sea, about 20 miles 30 km north of the modern city of beirut, lebanon. Ancient byblos is located in the modern city of jbail. The cedars of lebanon are mentioned in the holy bible old testament over 75 times. While sidon seems to have been the most dominant of the two cities during the early part of their histories, tyre assumed this role in the latter. Biblical sidonjezebels hometown biblical archaeology. The principal city of phoenicia was initially sidon, but its importance was later eclipsed by tyre, originally a sidonian colony. An article of amazing facts about the country of lebanon bordering northern israel psalm 92.
Cedars are among the last survivors of the immense forests that lay across mount lebanon in ancient times. The princess jezebel, who later would become queen of israel as related in the biblical books of i and ii kings was the daughter of the king of sidon, ethbaal in the 9th century bce. There is evidence that sidon was inhabited as long ago as 4000 b. In accordance with this vote, sidon station authorized mr. A stewardship of resources the lebanon bible society has been blessed with continuous financial support from other sister bible societies. These cities of israel had been blessed with jesus presence, preaching, and power, yet they had not repented. Twenty years later, labans nephew jacob was born to isaac and rebekah. Derived from the root labhen, to be white, probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater part of the year. Both are on the mediterranean coast in what was phoenicia in the first century ad and what is lebanon today, just north of israel. Presentday lebanese descend from biblical canaanites, genetic study suggests. A part of them brought their own food, and slept at the school. The passionate city of beirut in lebanon, listed among the top 25 cities in the world, holds narratives of love, art, food, and war. The sidonian main deity, ashtoreth, was apparently so.
Canaanites are ancestors of modernday people in lebanon. Since then zidon has been rebuilt and is now called sidon. Phoenice, phoenicia land of palm trees a tract of country, of which tyre and sidon were the principal cities, to the north of palestine, along the coast of the mediterranean sea bounded by that sea on the west, and by the mountain range of lebanon on the east. The name lebanon has many interesting references in the bible the inhabitants of lebanon at the time of the return of the israelites to the promised land were gebalites and hivites joshua. They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters. Sidon and those who lived in it referred to as zidonians in the kjv are mentioned at least 45 times in the king james bible. Tyre is located about 20 kilometers 14 miles north of the current israelilebanese border, and sidon is located about 20 miles 32 kilometers north of tyre. Apr 23, 2012 zidon is an ancient phoenician city that has been in existence for over 3000 years.
Saida or sidon is a phoenician city located 40 km south of beirut lebanon on the mediterranean coast. This town rose to prominence and began to oppress israel judges 10. How to pronounce say sidon by bible speak pronunciation. Ancient tyre, like the palestine city of sidon situated twenty miles from it, is located in modern lebanon and is mentioned several times in scripture 2samuel 5. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. The bible and lebanon part 1 listen download mp3 the bible and lebanon part 2 listen download mp3 more byte show interviews. Lebanon is the godcommanded northern boundary of israel joshua 1. Whether it ancient tyre by alexander or the invasion of iraq in 2003 or. The lebanon range is now inhabited by a population of about 300,000 christians, maronites, and druses, and is ruled by a christian governor. Whether you have already traveled to beirut or are still waiting to see where your own story takes you, here are five books that bring the city to life five different perspectives that will make you fall in love with beirut again and again. Once again fighting in lebanon has grabbed the headlines. Although tyre and sidon were on friendly terms with israel under david and solomon, in later years they became enemies, and tyre rejoiced over the fall of judah. Lee invited to cambridge the lebanese scholar ahmad faris shidyaq to participate in the translation.
Syrian fishermen hauling in their nets on the probable site of ancient tyre, which perished as predicted by the prophet. Lebanon is mentioned in the bible 75 times because of the vast. It was part of the ancient phoenician kingdom 1 kings 5. The phoenicians used the city as one of their major seaports, and it was an important place of economic trade and commerce. Many volunteers from differing church traditions share scripture materials in local settings and distribution camps. Lebanon and its trees, sirion, the most precious of its cedars. Biblical sidon is perhaps most infamously known as the birthplace of the phoenician princess jezebel 1 kings 16. A wide range of christian bibles, books, music, movies, and gifts available on sale at. It received its name from the firstborn of canaan, the grandson of noah genesis 10. Sidon, famous in the ancient near east, is a phoenician city located 25 miles up the coast from tyre. Commentary for august 17, 2006 is it a significant biblical event.
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