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Sharon , plain between the Samarian Hills of central Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, extending c.50 mi (80 km) from Jaffa to Caesarea, and mentioned several times in the Bible. See also rose of Sharon . Famous for its fertility in ancient times, Sharon later became swampland. In the early 20th cent., Zionist pioneers transformed it into farmlands with many settlements.

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Sharon a fertile coastal plain in Israel, lying between the Mediterranean Sea and the hills of Samaria, mentioned in Chronicles for its pasturage and the Song of Solomon for its flowers.

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Sharon An extensive but not altogether level plain in the north of Palestine used as pasture land (1 Chr. 27: 29) and known for its beautiful wild flowers (S. of S. 2: 1).

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