Accueil Personnages Sidon Sidon was the firstborn son of Canaan, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah. He is regarded as the patriarch of the Sidonians and the founder of the ancient Phoenician city of Sidon. In the Bible, he is mentioned primarily in genealogies as part of the list of nations after the flood.
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Événements clés Sidon is listed as Canaan's firstborn son in the Table of Nations in Genesis, which describes the nations that descended from Noah's sons after the flood.
15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, héb וּכְנַ֗עַן יָלַ֛ד אֶת־צִידֹ֥ן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֵֽת׃
Sidon is again mentioned as Canaan's firstborn in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, confirming his place in the history of the people.
13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, héb וּכְנַ֗עַן יָלַ֛ד אֶת־צִיד֥וֹן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֵֽת׃
Noah's curse on Canaan, Sidon's father, following the incident with Ham, had consequences for all of Canaan's descendants, including the Sidonians.
25 he said, "Cursed be Canaan! He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers." héb וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃
26 He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be his slave. héb וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹ֣הֵי שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃
27 May God extend Japheth's territory, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave." héb יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃
Canaan's territory is described with Sidon as the northern border, highlighting the city's prominent role among the Canaanite peoples.
19 and the territory of the Canaanites reached from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. héb וֽ͏ַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל הֽ͏ַכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִצִּידֹ֔ן בֹּאֲכָ֥ה גְרָ֖רָה עַד־עַזָּ֑ה בֹּאֲכָ֞ה סְדֹ֧מָה וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה וְאַדְמָ֥ה וּצְבֹיִ֖ם עַד־לָֽשַׁע׃
The Sidonites, descendants of Sidon, were later mentioned among the peoples living in the promised land that the Israelites were to occupy.
4 in the south; all the land of the Canaanites; and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; héb מִתֵּימָ֞ן כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וּמְעָרָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים עַד־אֲפֵ֑קָה עַ֖ד גְּב֥וּל הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians—I myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Only allot the land to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. héb כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָ֠הָר מִֽן־הַלְּבָנ֞וֹן עַד־מִשְׂרְפֹ֥ת מַ֙יִם֙ כָּל־צִ֣ידֹנִ֔ים אָֽנֹכִי֙ אוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֠ק הַפִּלֶ֤הָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃
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