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Sharon, Plain of Sharon

Facts:

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)

Bible References:

• 1 Chronicles 5:16-17
• Acts 9:35
• Isaiah 33:9

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H8289, H8290