Sidon

Acts

The Night the Chains Fell Off

Sidon, like neighboring Tyre, depends on Herod's region for its food supply — both cities send representatives to flatter Herod, and the crowd's divine acclaim becomes the occasion for God's judgment.

Joshua

Nobody Gets Left Out

Sidon marks the far northern reach of Asher's coastal boundary — alongside Tyre, it was one of the wealthiest and most culturally influential cities in the ancient Mediterranean world, posing a persistent identity challenge for the tribe settled beside it.

Judges

When Winning Wasn't Enough

Sidon appears in the list of cities Asher failed to take — the great Phoenician port remaining unconquered signals how far Asher's failure extended, all the way to the Mediterranean coast.

2 Samuel

The Census, the Plague, and the Price of Worship

Sidon appears as a waypoint on the census team's northern sweep — their passage near this Phoenician coastal city shows the count reaching the farthest northwestern boundaries of David's influence.

2 Kings

The King Who Tore It All Down

Sidon is named as the origin of Ashtoreth, one of the foreign gods Solomon built a high place for — a reminder that Israel's idolatry was often imported through political marriages with neighboring nations.

Ezra

When the Foundation Finally Went Down

Sidon is one of the Phoenician port cities contracted to supply cedar timber — its craftsmen and merchants become unwitting participants in the rebuilding of God's house.

Isaiah

When the Market Crashed Forever

Sidon appears here as Tyre's sister city to the north, called to share in the mourning — the sea's haunting speech is addressed to Sidon, underscoring how the entire Phoenician coastal network is implicated in Tyre's fall.

Jeremiah

The Sword That Won't Be Sheathed

Sidon appears alongside Tyre as a Phoenician coastal ally of the Philistines — God's oracle declares that every remaining support network will be severed when Babylon arrives.

Ezekiel

The Ruler Who Thought He Was God

Sidon is addressed as Tyre's northern neighbor, receiving its own brief but complete oracle of judgment — plague, blood, and sword — with the same refrain: they will know that God is the Lord.

Joel

The Valley Where Everything Gets Settled

Sidon stands alongside Tyre as a co-conspirator in the trafficking of God's people — both Phoenician port cities used their commercial networks to profit from Israel's displacement and fuel their own temple treasuries.

Zechariah

The King Nobody Expected

Sidon is named alongside Tyre here as one of the proud Phoenician powers that considers itself clever and untouchable, yet falls within the sweep of God's coming judgment.