Sharon, Plain of Sharon
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Definition
Sharon was the name of a flat, fertile area of land along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Mount Carmel. It is also known as the “Plain of Sharon.”
- Several cities mentioned in the Bible were located on the Plain of Sharon, including Joppa, Lydda, and Caesarea.
- This could be translated as “the plain called Sharon” or “Sharon Plain.”
- People who lived in the region of Sharon were called “Sharonites.”
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(See also: Caesarea, Carmel, Joppa, the sea)
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