Esdraelon Plain
Triangle alluvial city and plain, northeast of the Carmel range.
Inhabitants or Natives
Jonah the shepherd of the Nativity, died persecuted by Doras, the cruel Pharisee and his son, GioCana his relative, Ishmael his steward, Micah the peasant disciple and his daily companions: Joel, James, Jacob, Saul, ... - Margziam the young orphan disciple and his grandfather, Rachel and Mark, the resurrected day laborer
Description
City
"Towers, which serve I do not know what, stand at the four corners of Jezreel. They must already be old at the time I see them. They look like four sullen giants put there to serve as jailers for the small town located on a height overlooking the plain, which is disappearing in the early shadow of a cloudy evening."
Region
"Here, the richest in Israel have excellent lands and exploit them with cruel usury, demanding from workers a hundredfold. I have known it for years. Here, you will scarcely be able to stay long, because here the Pharisaic sect is in control and I do not believe it will ever be your friend."[1]
Highlights
A rich plain where the Pharisees held large estates. Jesus often visits exploited and mistreated day laborers there. It is for their sake that Jesus tells the parable of the poor Lazarus and the rich man[2].
Its name
Esdraelon Plain is the Greek name for Yizre’el, meaning "God sows."
Where is it mentioned in the work?
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Learn more about this place
City of Issachar and the plain where it was located, 80 km north of Jerusalem. Israel gathered there before fighting the Philistines at Gilboa[3]; it was there that Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard that was stolen by King Ahab and Queen Jezebel[4]. It was there that later Joram, the second son of Ahab and Queen Jezebel, was killed by Jehu who became king of Israel[5].
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