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Esdraelon

American  
[es-drey-ee-lon, -druh-, ez-] / ˌɛs dreɪˈi lɒn, -drə-, ˌɛz- /

noun

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


Esdraelon British  
/ ˌɛsdreɪˈiːlɒn /

noun

  1. Also called: Plain of Jezreel.  a plain in N Israel, east of Mount Carmel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A great canal will carry most of the Jordan-bound water to thirsty lands in the famous Plain of Esdraelon, and along the Mediterranean coast.

From Time Magazine Archive

The site is a mounded plain on a mountain shelf overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon, near Mount Carmel.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few days later, Lord Balfour left Jerusalem for a tour of the Esdraelon colonies to the north.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jordan, and the Dead Sea I crossed the plain of Esdraelon, and entered amongst the hills of beautiful Galilee.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

The horizontal line is the plain of Esdraelon.

From With the British Army in The Holy Land by H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock

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