Jezreel Valley
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Jezreel Valley is a large, fertile plain in northern Israel known for its rich agriculture and strategic historical significance as a crossroads of ancient trade and military routes.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Jezreel | 0 | 2 |
| Coastal Plain of Palestine | 0 | 1 |
| Jezreel Valley area | 0 | 1 |
| Plain of Esdraelon | 0 | 1 |
| Valley of Jezreel | 0 | 1 |
| Zebulun Valley | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
→
valley → |
| agriculturalProducts |
cotton
→
sunflowers → wheat → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jezreel Valley
→
surface form:
Plain of Esdraelon
Jezreel Valley →
surface form:
Valley of Jezreel
|
| archaeologicalSignificance | proximity to major tells such as Megiddo → |
| biblicalSignificance | site of multiple Old Testament narratives → |
| borderedBy |
Gilboa range to the southeast
→
Mount Carmel range to the west → Nazareth hills to the north → |
| climate | Mediterranean climate → |
| contains | Jezreel Valley Regional Council → |
| country | Israel → |
| crossedBy | Kishon River → |
| drainageBasin | Mediterranean Sea → |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
→
food processing → |
| elevation | lowland plain → |
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Israel
→
Eretz HaKodesh →
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| knownFor |
ancient trade routes
→
historic battles → rich agriculture → strategic location → |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
→
surface form:
Northern Israel
|
| locatedInAdministrative | Northern District, Israel → |
| namedAfter | ancient city of Jezreel → |
| near |
Afula
→
Gilboa Mountains → Megiddo → Mount Carmel → Nazareth → Megiddo →
surface form:
Tel Megiddo
|
| partOf |
Galilee
→
surface form:
Galilee region
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) →
surface form:
Great Rift Valley system (broad regionally associated)
Galilee →
surface form:
Lower Galilee
|
| religiousSignificance |
important in Christian tradition
→
important in Jewish tradition → |
| strategicImportance |
crossroads of north–south and east–west routes
→
historic military corridor → |
| terrainType | fertile plain → |
| timePeriodInhabited | since antiquity → |
| transportRole | major road junctions in northern Israel → |
| usedFor |
dairy farming
→
field crops → orchards → vegetable farming → |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valley of Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Plain of Esdraelon
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Zebulun Valley
subject surface form:
Nazareth Illit
this entity surface form:
Jezreel Valley area
this entity surface form:
Jezreel
this entity surface form:
Coastal Plain of Palestine