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Sharon (III)

III. SHARON, a Canton beyond Jordan, in the Country of Basan, and in the 1 Chron. v. 16.Division of the Tribe of Gad. Mr. Reland maintains, that there was no Sharon beyond Jordan; and that those of the Tribe of Gad came to feed their Flocks as far as the Canton that lies about Joppa, Cæsarea, and Lydda1: which to us seems incredible, because of the Distance of the Places: Besides the Country of Basan it self was very fine and fruitful.

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  1. Reland. Palæst. l. 1. c. 55. p. 370. & l. 3. p. 988. ↩

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