Many cities and towns of Lebanon were mentioned in the Bible, from the time of Hiram and Christ.

Especially, Saidon was mentioned 50 times in the bible. Below are few instances where it was mentioned.

First it was mentioned in the part describing the population's distribution all over the earth, where accordingly, Saidon the son of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah.   

Saidon was mentioned as being the Canaanite neighbors, as well as Gaza, Sadoum and Amoura.

Saidon the great city, is greater than Tyr, where in a part of the bible, which records the 13th century B.C., describes Saidon as the Great City, and Tyre the City surrounded by walls.

Saidon and Zebulon: Zebulon on the sea cost lives, on the ships destination, to its neighbor Saidon, where at that time, Saidon was a part of Phoenicia.

Saidon was mentioned among the list of cities which construct and surround Sabat Ashir. In the 10th century B.C., king David started to count the population, thus Saidon and Tyr were also counted among Phoenicia's emperor.

The Greek poet Homiros, in all his poems, addresses Saidon as Phoenicia and Phoenicia as Saidon. 

Tyr is the child of Saidon: Saidon is weakened, and Tyr aroused. Tyr was weakened, Kartaja has aroused. This is the Phoenix bird's legend.

Three villages were mentioned as Saidon's colonies: Maghara, Layesh and Sarfa, and Ashtarout the God of Saidon.

St. Peter was coming from Greece to Jerusalem, where he was arrested for two years in Caesarea, than it was decided to take him  to Rome for trial. While he was deported from Caesarea to Rome, he was given the permission to pass by Saidon, where he had some friends, so he was well treated there, and he stayed for a couple of days before continuing his trip to Rome for trial.