Sharon

The narrow but fertile region between the coast and the Ephraimite uplands, south of Mount Carmel and north of Lydda, of rolling lowlands, most memorable to readers of the Bible for its "rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys" (Song 2:1).

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CONCORDANCE (NIV)

The Sharon is mentioned 7x in the Bible:

1 Chr. 5:16 — The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasture-lands of Sharon as far as they extended.

1 Chr. 27:29 — Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.

Cant. 2:1 — I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

Isa. 33:9 — The land dries up and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.

Isa. 35:2 — it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendour of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendour of our God.

Isa. 65:10 — Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting-place for herds, for my people who seek me.

Acts 9:35 — All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.