Place
Sidon
Identified location. The site is known today and most scholars agree on it.
An old Phoenician port north of Tyre. Jesus went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, and when Paul sailed for Rome the centurion let him go ashore at Sidon to see his friends.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- Jesus Christ, Matthew 15:21
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
- Paul, Acts 27:3
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).