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Esdraelon

[ es-drey-ee-lon, -druh-, ez- ]

noun

  1. a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles.


Esdraelon

/ ˌɛsdreɪˈiːlɒn /

noun

  1. a plain in N Israel, east of Mount Carmel Also calledPlain of Jezreel


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Before they entered the Plain of Esdraelon, fields of precious corn nodded in the breeze, and long grasses waved to and fro.

Here you find a narrow valley letting you out of the Plain of Acra into that of Esdraelon.

Getting quit of Chibly we turned out of the plain of Esdraelon, and entered into the precincts of the half-tribe of Manasses.

They were strongholds in the great plain of Esdraelon, where most of the great battles of Canaan were fought.

In this class are included nearly all the large and fruitful plains like those of Jaffa, Ramleh, and Esdraelon.

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