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Sharon, Saron

Sharon, Saron a plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to 15 miles broad, celebrated for its beauty and fertility (1C...

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Sharon, Saron a plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to 15 miles broad, celebrated for its beauty and fertility (1Chr 27:29; Isa 33:9; 35:2; 65:10). The "rose of Sharon" is celebrated (Cant 2:1). It is called Lasharon (the article la being here a part of the word) in Josh 12:18.

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