Bible verses about Sidonians, The
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Descended from Sidon, son of Canaan Genesis 10:15; I Chronicles 1:13 Formerly a part of the Phoenician nation Matthew 15:21,22; Mark 7:24,26 Dwelt on the sea coast Luke 6:17; Acts 27:3 CITIES OF MENTIONED Zidon Joshua 11:8; 19:28 Zarephath or Sarepta I Kings 17:9; Luke 4:26 Governed by kings Jeremiah 25:22; 27:3 CHARACTER OF Careless and secure Judges 18:7 Idolatrous I Kings 11:5 Superstitious Jeremiah 27:3,9 Wicked and impenitent Matthew 11:21,22 Engaged in extensive commerce Isaiah 23:2 Were skilful sailors Ezekiel 27:8 Supplied the Jews with timber I Chronicles 22:4; Ezra 3:7 Supplied from Judea with provisions Acts 12:20; Ezekiel 27:17 TERRITORY OF Bordered on the land of Canaan Genesis 10:19 Given by God to Israel Genesis 49:13; Joshua 13:6 Allotted to the tribe of Asher Joshua 19:24,28 Visited by our Lord Matthew 15:21 Israel unable to expel Judges 1:31; 3:3 Hostile and oppressive to God's people Judges 10:12; Ezekiel 28:22,24; Joel 3:5,6 Solomon intermarried with I Kings 11:1 Ahab intermarried with I Kings 16:31 Israel followed the idolatry of Judges 10:6; I Kings 11:33 PREDICTIONS RESPECTING Territory of, to be given to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon Jeremiah 27:3,6 Partaking with the other nations of God's judgments Jeremiah 25:22-28; Ezekiel 32:20 All their helpers to be cut off Jeremiah 47:4 That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them Ezekiel 28:21-23 Their spoiling and oppression of the Jews to be fully recompensed Joel 3:4,8 Many of, attended Christ's ministry Mark 3:8 Having revolted from Herod, were obliged to propitiate him Acts 12:20