Sharon. [Sha'ron]

1. A very fertile plain, near the Mediterranean, extending from near Joppa northward to Mount Carmel. Its excellency is spoken of, and the bride in Song of Solomon 2:1 calls herself a 'rose of Sharon.' It formed part of the lots of Ephraim and of Manasseh. 1 Chronicles 27:29; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 65:10. It is called SARON in Acts 9:35.

2. Plain or city on the east of the Jordan. 1 Chronicles 5:16. Not identified.


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