SIDONIANS
SIDONIANS, The
- Descended from Sidon, son of Canaan # Ge 10:15 1Ch 1:13
- Formerly a part of the Phoenician nation # Mt 15:21,22 Mr 7:24,26
- Dwelt on the sea coast # Lu 6:17 Ac 27:3
- CITIES OF MENTIONED 4a) Zidon
# Jos 11:8 19:28
4b) Zarephath or Sarepta # 1Ki 17:9 Lu 4:26 4c) Governed by kings # Jer 25:22 27:3 5) CHARACTER OF 5a) Careless and secure # Jud 18:7 5b) Idolatrous # 1Ki 11:5 5c) Superstitious # Jer 27:3,9 5d) Wicked and impenitent # Mt 11:21,22 6) Engaged in extensive commerce # Isa 23:2 7) Were skilful sailors # Eze 27:8 8) Supplied the Jews with timber # 1Ch 22:4 Ezr 3:7 9) Supplied from Judea with provisions # Ac 12:20 Eze 27:17 10) TERRITORY OF 10a) Bordered on the land of Canaan # Ge 10:19 10b) Given by God to Israel # Ge 49:13 Jos 13:6 10c) Allotted to the tribe of Asher # Jos 19:24,28 10d) Visited by our Lord # Mt 15:21 11) Israel unable to expel # Jud 1:31 3:3 12) Hostile and oppressive to God’s people # Jud 10:12 Eze 28:22,24 Joe 3:5,6 13) Solomon intermarried with # 1Ki 11:1 14) Ahab intermarried with # 1Ki 16:31 15) Israel followed the idolatry of # Jud 10:6 1Ki 11:33 16) PREDICTIONS RESPECTING 16a) Territory of, to be given to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon # Jer 27:3,6 16b) Partaking with the other nations of God’s judgments # Jer 25:22-28 Eze 32:20 16c) All their helpers to be cut off # Jer 47:4 16d) That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them # Eze 28:21-23 16e) Their spoiling and oppression of the Jews to be fully recompensed # Joe 3:4,8 17) Many of, attended Christ’s ministry # Mr 3:8 18) Having revolted from Herod, were obliged to propitiate him # Ac 12:20