Esdraelon (Easton)

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The Greek form of the Hebrew 'Jezreel,' the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., 'the meadow of the son of Amer') which stretches across Central Palestine from the Jordan to the Mediterraanean, separating the mountain ranges of Carmel and Samaria from those of Galilee,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter E Bible Dictionaries Esdraelon Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Eschew Next Entry Esek Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Dictionaries American Tract Society Esdraelon, Plain of Easton's Bible Dictionary Esdraelon Fausset Bible Dictionary Esdraelon Holman Bible Dictionary Esdraelon Hastings' BibleDictionary Esdraelon Morrish Bible Dictionary Esdraelon Watson's Theological Dictionary Esdraelon Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Esdraelon, Plain of Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Esdraelon Plain of McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Esdraela Esdraelom Esdraelon The Nuttall Encyclopedia Esdraëlon The Jewish Encyclopedia Esdraelon (Esrelon) The Greek form of the Hebrew "Jezreel," the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., "the meadow of the son of Amer") which stretches across Central Palestine from the Jordan to the Mediterraanean, separating the mountain ranges of Carmel and Samaria from those of Galilee, extending about 14 miles from north to south, and 9 miles from east to west. It is drained by "that ancient river" the Kishon, which flows westward to the Mediterranean. From the foot of Mount Tabor it branches out into three valleys, that on the north passing between Tabor and Little Hermon ( Judges 4:14 ); that on the south between Mount Gilboa and En-gannim ( 2 Kings 9:27 ); while the central portion, the "valley of Jezreel" proper, runs into the Jordan valley (which is about 1,000 feet lower than Esdraelon) by Bethshean. Here Gideon gained his great victory over the Midianites ( Judges 7:1-25 ). Here also Barak defeated Sisera, and Saul's army was defeated by the Philistines, and king Josiah, while fighting in disguise against Necho, king of Egypt, was slain ( 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 ; 2 Kings 2329-29 ). This plain has been well called the "battle-field of Palestine." "It has been a chosen place for encampment in every contest carried on in this country, from the days of Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians, in the history of whose wars with Arphaxad it is mentioned as the Great Plain of Esdraelon, until the disastrous march of Napoleon Bonaparte from Egypt into Syria. Jews, Gentiles, Saracens, Crusaders, Frenchmen, Egyptians, Persians, Druses, Turks, and Arabs, warriors out of every nation which is under heaven, have pitched their tents in the plain, and have beheld the various banners of their nations wet with the dews of Tabor and Hermon" (Dr. Clark).

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