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 (
1 Chronicles 27:29 ;
Isaiah 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
Joshua 12:18 .
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.