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 Chr. 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.
Region
Saron
- Name means
- same as Sharon
- Today
- region
- Location
- 32.639°N, 34.946°E · related-surrounding
- Mentioned
- 6 verses
About Saron
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
What happened here
- AD 38Peter heals Aeneas and DorcasActs 9:32–43
Nearby
Every mention
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.