- Esdraelon was the Greek name for Jezreel though strictly it was the marshy area adjacent to the more fertile Jezreel. Many conflicts were fought in the area; Deborah against Sisera (Judg. 4), Saul against the Philistines (1 Sam. 29:1), and Josiah against the Egyptians (2 Kgs. 23:30); in modern times (1917) the British against the Turks. The name does not appear in the Hebrew OT but is used in the LXX at Judith 1:8 ‘Armageddon’ (REB) of Rev. 16:1 is a mountain on the plain of Esdraelon.
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Esdraelon — [ez΄drə ē′lən, es΄drə ē′lən] plain in N Israel, extending from the Jordan River valley to a coastal plain near Mt. Carmel: also, & in the Bible always, called JEZREEL … English World dictionary
Esdraelon — 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… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Esdraelon — /es dray ee lon, dreuh , ez /, n. a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles. Also called Plain of Jezreel. Cf. Megiddo. * * * … Universalium
ESDRAËLON — a flat and fertile valley in Galilee, called also the valley of Jezreel, which, with a maximum breadth of 9 m., extends in a NW. direction from the Jordan at Bathshean to the Bay of Acre … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Esdraelon — n. Plain of Jezreel, fertile agricultural region in north central Israel between Mt Carmel and the Jordan River, site of many ancient battles … English contemporary dictionary
Esdraelon — Es•dra•e•lon [[t]ˌɛs dreɪˈi lɒn, drə , ˌɛz [/t]] n. anh geg a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles Also called Plain of Jezreel … From formal English to slang
Esdraelon — /ɛzdreɪˈilɒn/ (say ezdray eelon) noun a plain in northern Palestine (now in Israel); the site of many ancient battles. See Megiddo. Also, Plain of Jezreel … Australian English dictionary
Esdraelon — /es dray ee lon, dreuh , ez /, n. a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles. Also called Plain of Jezreel. Cf. Megiddo … Useful english dictionary
Esdraelon, Plain of — Hebrew Emeq Yizreʽel Plain, northern Israel. About 25 mi (40 km) long, it divides the hilly areas of Galilee in the north and Samaria in the south. Part of the ancient passage between Egypt and the Fertile Crescent, it was an avenue of commerce… … Universalium
Esdraelon, Plain of — geographical name plain N Israel NE of Mt. Carmel in valley of the upper Qishon … New Collegiate Dictionary