Esdraelon
[es-drey-ee-lon, -druh-, ez-]
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noun
a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles.
Compare Megiddo.
Also called Plain of Jezreel.
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Historical Examples of esdraelon
Next day, across the plain of Esdraelon to Jeneen and Sanoor, where we slept.
Byeways in PalestineJames Finn
The Plain of Esdraelon was both the door and the key to Palestine.
Biblical Geography and HistoryCharles Foster Kent
The following morning we passed over the Plain of Esdraelon.
Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo SnowEliza R. Snow Smith
They had marched far into Esdraelon and the night was falling.
Ulric the JarlWilliam O. Stoddard
Now the plain of Esdraelon is wide and the skirts of Carmel are long and rugged.
Ulric the JarlWilliam O. Stoddard
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