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Lasharon

Lasharon, a Canaanite city whose king was defeated by Joshua (Joshua 12:18). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 12:18.

Why it matters. A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua

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Location
32.725, 35.467 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Lasharon

Lasharon is mentioned in Joshua 12:18 as one of the Canaanite cities whose kings were defeated by Joshua during the conquest of the Promised Land. The verse simply states, "the king of Lasharon, one," without providing any further details about the city or its exact location.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.