Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . yet out ofthee shall he come forth imto me that is to be Eulerin Israel; whose goings forth have heen from ofold, from everlasting. SIDON, NOW SAIDA. Sidon is on the coast 20 miles n. of Tyre and 145miles N. of Jerusalem. This is another of the first settlements of thehuman family, as it was founded by Zidon, the oldestson of Canaan
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . yet out ofthee shall he come forth imto me that is to be Eulerin Israel; whose goings forth have heen from ofold, from everlasting. SIDON, NOW SAIDA. Sidon is on the coast 20 miles n. of Tyre and 145miles N. of Jerusalem. This is another of the first settlements of thehuman family, as it was founded by Zidon, the oldestson of Canaan. In the time of Homer the Zidonianswere eminent for their trade and commerce, theirwealth and prosperity, and their skill in na\agation,astronomy, and the manufactures of glass and the division of Canaan among the tribes byJoshua, Great Zidon fell to the lot of Asher; butthat tribe never succeeded in gaining possession of Zidonians continued long under their own govern-ment and kings, though sometimes tributary to thekings of Tyi-e. But they were at length successivelysubdued by the Babylonians, the Egj^tians, and theSeleucidse. Sidon was the station of the navy of An- * In point of numbers compared with the other cities in Judea. ^ tiochns on the eve of a battle witli the Khodian the close of the war with Antiochiis it passed intothe hands of the Homans; who deprived the inhabit-ants of their freedom. Jesus thus alludes to Tjre and Sidon, whenpreaching to the Jews: Woe unto thee, Chorazin!woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty workswhich have been done in you,^had been done in Tyreand Sidon, they would have repented long agoin sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shallbe more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day ofjudgment than for you (Matt, xi, 21, 22). Saida is situated on a peninsula, running from to s. w. On the high ground stands the citadel ;an old square tower. A wall protects the city on theland side, running acros
Size: 2181px × 1146px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbible, bookyear1875
