Bible Dictionary · S
Sharon, Saron
A plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to 15 miles broad, celebrated for its beauty and fertility (1 Chr 27:29; Isa 33:9; Isa 35:2; Isa 65:10). The “rose of Sharon” is celebrated (Song 2:1). It is called Lasharon (the article la being here a part of the word) in Josh 12:18.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.