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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

He saw a bit of green waving just below the blue Galilee hills that separated this plain of Esdraelon from the coast.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

Palestine may be most easily described as consisting of four strips widening from north to south, and broken across by Mount Carmel and the Valley of Esdraelon.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

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