Bible Dictionary
LASSHARON
Lassharon was a royal Canaanite city captured by Joshua, mentioned with Aphek. Its identification is uncertain and may refer to a city or a ruler in Sharon.
Definition
Lassharon was a royal city of the Canaanites captured by Joshua and named with Aphek. The name may refer to a city in Sharon or, under another reading, to the king of Aphek in Sharon.
Biblical Usage
Lassharon appears in Joshua 12:18 in the list of Canaanite royal cities defeated by Joshua.
Historical Background
The exact identification is uncertain. A possible site is Sarona on the plateau southwest of Tiberias, though this depends on the reading of the Hebrew text.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>la-sha'-ron, la-shar'-on (lashsharon or la-sharon, the King James Version Sharon): A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua, named with Aphek (Jos 12:18). Possibly we should here follow the reading of Septuagint (Codex Vaticanus), "the king of Aphek in Sharon." Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Saron") mentions a region between Mt. Tabor and the Lake of Tiberias called Sarona. This is probably represented by the ancient site Sarona, on the plateau 6 1/2 miles Southwest 2 of Tiberias. If Massoretic Text is correct, this may be the place intended.</p>