Person

Sidon

시돈

A name Genesis 10:13–20 lists as a son of Canaan.

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1CH 1:8–16, engwebp
⁸The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
⁹The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
¹⁰Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
¹¹Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
¹²Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.
¹³Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
¹⁴the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
¹⁵the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
¹⁶the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
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GEN 10:13–20, engwebp
¹³Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
¹⁴Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
¹⁵Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
¹⁶the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
¹⁷the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
¹⁸the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
¹⁹The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
²⁰These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-20

Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

Unresolved interpretation: Whether the names in Genesis 10 stand for individuals or for ancestors of peoples and lands

The list calls these names sons, and several of them in turn become fathers of the next names.
Source evidence (3)
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- GEN 10:1–2, engwebp
  ¹Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
  ²The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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- GEN 10:6–7, engwebp
  ⁶The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  ⁷The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
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- GEN 10:21–31, engwebp
  ²¹Children were also born to Shem (the elder brother of Japheth), the father of all the children of Eber.
  ²²The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
  ²³The sons of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
  ²⁴Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
  ²⁵To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  ²⁶Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
  ²⁷Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
  ²⁸Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
  ²⁹Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
  ³⁰Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
  ³¹These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.
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Several of the same names are used elsewhere in scripture for peoples and lands. This collection records only what the list says and does not decide which.
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- GEN 10:13–20, engwebp
  ¹³Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
  ¹⁴Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
  ¹⁵Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
  ¹⁶the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
  ¹⁷the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
  ¹⁸the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
  ¹⁹The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
  ²⁰These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.
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Holding these as person entries does not assert that they are individuals. The plural forms the text marks as peoples were not made into entries. The judgement is left to human review.

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Canaan — Father of — Sidon

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 1:8–16, Genesis 10:13–20

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Genesis 10:15 Open that verse

Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

1 Chronicles 1:13 Open that verse

Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

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Entry: Sidon (person-sidon)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/sidon
Current wording: A name Genesis 10:13–20 lists as a son of Canaan.
Cited evidence: 1CH 1:8–16, engwebp / GEN 10:13–20, engwebp
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