Bible and Beyond
Five times the Bible refers to the Sharon, including twice more in the Book of Isaiah. In chapter 33 verse 9 the prophet describes what happens when God’s spirit leaves the land because of the transgressions of his people-
“The land mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is confounded and withers
away; Sharon is like a desert;
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves” (33-9).
In Isaiah 35 we are told that those who seek God and who read from the book of the Lord shall possess the land-
“The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God” (35-2).
King David, it is related in 1 Chronicles 27-29, appointed a special overseer, Shitrai the Sharonite, to care for the herds pastured in the Sharon (1 Chronicles 27-29).
Perhaps the most famous reference to the Sharon occurs in the Song of Songs, in which the exuberant lover declares- “I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys” (2-1).
Oded Borowski, “Bible Lands- The Sharon—symbol of God’s abundance,” BR 4-02, Apr 1988.