Esdraelon

American

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

noun

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

Esdraelon British

/ ˌɛsdreɪˈiːlɒn /

noun

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

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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

In the tribe of Issachar is the Plain of Esdraelon.

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Theodore Gerald Soares

Stretched out to the southwest is the Plain of Esdraelon, and beyond that the mountains of Samaria.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by James T. (James Thomas) Nichols

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