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Sharon in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 5:16; Isaiah 33:9, "the excellency (beauty) of Sharon" (Isaiah 35:2), Isaiah 65:10; Song of Solomon 2:1, "the rose (narcissus) of Sharon," famous for flowers and for pasture; Acts 9:35. The broad rich tract between the central mountains and the Mediterranean, stretching from Joppa or Jaffa northwards to Carmel. Half the width is o...

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Sharon in Hitchcock's Bible Names

his plain; his song...

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Sharon Scripture - Isaiah 35:2

It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God....

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Sharon Scripture - 1 Chronicles 27:29

And over the herds that fed in Sharon [was] Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds [that were] in the valleys [was] Shaphat the son of Adlai:...

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Sharon Scripture - Isaiah 33:9

The earth mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their fruits]....

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Sharon in Naves Topical Bible

1. The maritime slope of Israel north of the city of Joppa David's herds in 1Ch 27:29 Roses and beauty of So 2:1; Isa 33:9; 35:2; 65:10 Called SARON Ac 9:35 -2. A place that has not been ascertained 1Ch 5:16...

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Sharon Scripture - Isaiah 65:10

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me....

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Sharon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a plain), a district of the holy land occasionally referred to in the Bible. 1Ch 5:16; Isa 33:9 In Ac 9:35 called SARON. The name has on each occurrence with one exception only, 1Ch 5:16 the definite article; it would therefore appear that "the Sharon" was some well-defined region familiar to the Israelites. It is that broad, rich tract of la...

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Sharon Scripture - 1 Chronicles 5:16

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders....

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Sharon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

shar'-un (ha-sharon, with the definite article possibly meaning "the plain"; to pedion, ho drumos, ho Saron): (1) This name is attached to the strip of fairly level land which runs between the mountains and the shore of the Mediterranean, stretching from Nahr Ruben in the South to Mt. Carmel in the North. There are considerable rolling hills; ...

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