Sharon
Sharon was a coastal plain known for its beauty, fertility, and pastureland.
The name Sharon means “his plain; his song”
PlaceOld & New Testaments4 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 27:29; referred to as Sharon (שָׁרוֹן), Sharonite (שָׁרוֹנִי), or Sharon (Σάρων).
Location
- Identified as
- Sharon Plain
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.400° N, 34.883° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Peter heals Aeneas and Dorcasc. AD 38
Glossary entries
Alternative names
Mentions
- Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
- I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
- The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
- …and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.