This document is about Sharon (Plain). For other homonyms, please refer to the Sharon document.
Sharon refers to a wide and fertile plain region in western Israel. Isaiah (Prophet) mentioned this region when speaking of the restoration of Israel.
Isa 33:9The land mourns and wastes away; Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
Isa 35:2It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
Isa 65:10Sharon shall be a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who have sought me.
In the time of Acts, when Peter healed Aeneas's paralysis, the people of this region turned to Jesus.
In the Song of Solomon, the Shulamite woman compared herself to a rose of Sharon.
Song 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.