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Jezreel
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JEZREEL — (Heb. יִזְרְעֶאל), city in ancient Israel. The city of Jezreel (in Heb. Yizre el, May God give seed ) was founded by Israelites of the tribe of Issachar south of Shunem (abandoned in the El Amarna period, cf. Josh. 19:18). With the decline of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jezreel — [jez rē′əl, jezrēl′] 1. ancient town in N Israel, on the plain of Esdraelon 2. Plain of ESDRAELON … English World dictionary
Jezreel — Jezreelite, n. /jez ree euhl, el , jez reel /, n. Plain of, Esdraelon. * * * ▪ ancient city, Israel Hebrew Yizreʿel (May God Give Seed), ancient city of Palestine, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel under King Ahab, located on a… … Universalium
Jezreel — A town by Mount Gilboa where Ahab had property adjacent to Naboth s vineyard, which Jezebel obtained, and the town where she met her death. The valley of Jezreel separates Galilee from Samaria. Hosea prophesied (Hos. 1:5) that the nation of… … Dictionary of the Bible
Jezreel — geographical name town of ancient Palestine in Samaria NW of Mt. Gilboa in Valley of Jezreel; now in N Israel … New Collegiate Dictionary
Jezreel — God scatters. 1) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1; 2 Kings 9:30). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his dreadful commission against the house of Ahab … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jezreel — n. Plain of Jezreel, Esdraelon, plain in northern Israel between the hills of Galilee and Samaria … English contemporary dictionary
Jezreel — /ˈdʒɛzril/ (say jezreel) noun Plain of → Esdraelon. –Jezreelite, noun …
Jezreel Valley — and Mount Tabor Jezreel Valley … Wikipedia
JEZREEL, VALLEY OF — (also known as the Plain of Esdraelon ; (Heb. עֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל), Emek Yizre el, named after the city of jezreel ), the largest of the inland valleys of Israel, after the Jordan Valley. It consists of the alluvial plain of the Kishon River,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jezreel's tower — Jezreel’s Tower (also known as Jezreel s Temple) was built in Gillingham, Kent, England, by a religious sect founded by James Jershom Jezreel in the 1880s. It was demolished in 1961. The man who built it James Roland White, later known as James… … Wikipedia
