They are 2:1; Isaiah 33:9; 65:10
Sharon (Heb. Shârôn, “plain”; Phen. Shrn; Eg. S3rn3; Gr. Saron). 1. Region located east of the Jordan (1 Cr, 5:16); has not been identified with certainty. There are those who believe that it is the plateau that extends between the Arnon and Heshbon; others think it is a copyist’s error and that the name should be Sirion,* which is Mount Hermon. The 2 names are practically the same in the Hebrew manuscript. 2. Rolling coastal plain of Palestine, between Joppa and the Carmel chain, the length of which is about 80 km and the width varies between 9 and 19 km. The region is fertile and suitable for grazing (1Ch 27:29; Isa 35:2; 65:10). But the dunes that form on the coast have invaded the productive land, as a result of which the arable area is smaller now than in ancient times. Many inhabitants of the region accepted the Christian faith after Peter cured a paralytic in Lyda (Acts 9:35). Map II, B-2.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
name of two regions of Palestine. 1. Coastal plain of Palestine, parallel to the Mediterranean coast, very fertile. Before the conquest of the Promised Land, S. was governed by a king, whom Joshua defeated, Jos 12, 18; and it fell to the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 16, 3. In the time of King David, within the administrative organization of the kingdom and due to the fertility and cattle wealth of S., the king put Sitray in charge of this land , a native of this region, 1 Cro 27-29. The prophet Isaiah announces its destruction, Is 33, 9; and also its restoration, Is 35, 2; a remnant of Israel will live there and there will be flocks of sheep, Is 65, 10. In S. there was an abundance of flowers, in Ct 2, 1, the bridegroom is compared to a narcissus of S.
In the NTS it is the place where many conversions to Christianity were carried out as well as signs carried out by the apostle Peter, such as the healing of a paralytic named Aeneas, Acts 9, 32-35; in Jope, a city south of S., he raised a woman, Tabitá or Dorkás, Acts 9, 36-43. 2. Place in Transjordan, of the territory of the tribe of Gad, 1 Chr 5, 16.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., sharon, plain).
1. The coastal plain between Joppa and Mount Carmel (1Ch 27:29; Song of Solomon 2:1; Isa 35:2).
2. The suburban meadows of Sharon owned by the tribe of Gad (1Ch 5:16).
3. Figuratively, it could mean
(1) a person’s state of regeneration—of being fruitful and receiving glory (Isa 35:2) or
(2) the eternal state of a person—of peace forever (Isa 65:10, Isa 65:17).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Plain). The coastal plain of Israel, from Jaffa to Mount Carmel. In some places it reaches 16 km wide. Famous for its fertility, it was full of vegetation. The “rose of St.† mentioned in Ca 2:1 is a reference to a reddish-pink wild flower common on this plain. A king of S. was one of those subdued by the Israelites (Jos 12:18). David had many cattle in S., in the care of an inhabitant there, called †¢Sitrai (1Ch 27:29). An oracle from Isaiah says that S. would become “like a desert” (Isa 33:9), but that the desert lands would then be given “the beauty of Carmel and of S.” (Isa 35:2). When Peter healed †¢Aeneas in †¢Lida, it was a testimony to †œall that dwelt in Lydda and S., who turned to the Lord† (Acts 9:33-35).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, VALL
see, LILY, ROSE
sit, a2, 182, 256
vet, = “plain”. (a) Coastal plain, between Joppa and Carmel; inland, it reaches the hills of Samaria. The Sharon, which had been very fertile (Is. 35:2), and where the flocks grazed (1 Chr. 27:29; Is. 65:10), was transformed into a desert due to the invasions (Is. 33:9 ). The lilies, the daffodils, the anemones of Sharon were remarkable. (See LIRIO, ROSA.) It measures about 80 km in length and between 14 and 16 in width; undulating, and dotted with oaks, it had excellent pastures, except for a few places where thorns and thistles abounded. Currently there are citrus plantations. (b) Pastures east of the Jordan (1 Chron. 5:16). One possible explanation for this name is that it is a corruption of Sirion (Hermon), which would designate the meadows at the foot of Hermon; another, that it is synonymous with “mîshõr”, a plateau of Gilead, between the Arnon and Heshbon (cf. Dt. 3:10).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
1. Maritime plain situated between the plain of Dor (to the S. of Carmel) and that of Philistia. From its northern boundary, formed by the Crocodilon River (Nahr ez-Zerqa), Sharon extends S. for about 60 km to the Joppa area, and its width varies between 16 and 19 km. Along the coastline are extensive sand dunes. This region was crossed by many roads, which is why it formerly enjoyed considerable military and commercial importance.
Sharon was noted for its fertility (compare Isa 35:2), for it was a well-watered region through which several streams flowed. Herds and herds grazed there. (1Ch 27:29; compare Isa 65:10.) The northern part of Sharon was once occupied by large oak forests, while the southern part was probably more cultivated, as it is today. It appears that much of the region was desolate during the Assyrian invasion in the 8th century BC. CE (Isa 33:9.)
In the Song of Songs the Shulammite describes herself as “a mere saffron of the coastal plain,” by which she probably meant that she was just like a common flower among the many that grew in Sharon. (Ch 2:1.)
2. According to 1 Chronicles 5:16, the tribe of Gad dwelt in “Gilead, in Bashan and in its dependent towns and in all the pastures of Sharon.” Some scholars believe this means that the Gadites took their herds to graze on the coastal plains of Sharon. However, Gad received territory E of the Jordan, and both Gilead and Bashan are on that side. Therefore, many conclude that in the territory of Gad there was also a region called Sharon.
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
(heb. saron) means flat place or plain. It is the largest of the coastal plains in N Palestine. It lies between the extensive swamps of the lower Crocodile River (nahr ez-Zerka) and the valley of Ajalón and Joppa in the S, and is about 80 km NS long and 15 km wide. Its features have been largely determined by Pleistocene coastal contours and deposits. On the eastern side of the belt of recent dunes that divert and drown some of the coastal rivers, an area of Mousterian red sands rises up to a height of about 60 m, forming a continuous belt of about 30 km to the north. Previously this area was densely populated with oaks, probably Quercus infectoria, and today this is one of the richest agricultural regions in Israel, in which there are citrus plantations. Into the Mousterian sand belt, streams have partially carved out a longitudinal trough along the foothills of an early Pleistocene coastal contour. The valleys, especially to the N of this gully, tended to be boggy until modern drainage systems were adopted. In the past, only on the S border of Sharon were conditions favorable for settlement, and it is clear that most of Sharon was never settled by the Israelites (but Tell Qasile, N of Joppa, was founded ca. 1200 BC). . In the N, Soco, jurisdictional center under Solomon (1 Kings 4.10), and Gilgal, seat of the kinglets defeated by Joshua (Jos. 12.23), were in the Samaritan foothills to the E of the plain.
References to Lod and Ono in the S, which were both fortified outposts (1 Chr. 8.12; Ezra 2.33; Neh. 7.37), and the “valley of the craftsmen” that separated them (Neh. 11.35; cf. 1 S 13:19–20) seem to indicate that they were populated by returning exiles.
The “beauty” of Sharon (Is. 35.2), like the “thickness” of the Jordan (Jer. 12.5; 49.19), would suggest the mantle of dense vegetation rather than the fertility that Sharon has shown to have in its Pleistocene sands, now cultivated with orange trees In terms of colonization, it has been maintained as a “desert” (Is. 33.9), and was used only as pasture (1 Chr. 5.16; Is. 65.10). There Sitrai supervised the herds of King David (1 Chron. 27; 29). The “rose of Sharon” (Song 2.1–3) suggests the flowers (* Floors) of the dense scrubland. Four red flowers still appear in quick succession, an anemone (Anemone coronaria), a buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus), a tulip (Tulipa montana), and a poppy (Papaver sp.).
Bibliography. D. Baly, The Geography of the Bible, 1957, p. 133–137.
JMH
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary
(°vm “Lasaron”). Canaanite royal city that, with Aphek, was taken by Joshua (12.18). The LXX (B) reads “the king of Aphek in Sharon.” However, Eusebius (Onomasticon, see art. “Sarón”) mentions an area called Sarona, between Mt. Tabor and the Sea of Tiberias, and this ancient site, 10 km SW of Tiberias, may be this biblical Sharon.
J.DD
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary