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The Plains of Esdraelon 
John Singer Sargent -- American painter  
1905 
Tate Gallery, London 
Oil on canvas  
71.1 x 110.5 cm  
Purchased 1957
T00125
Jpg: Tate Gallery
  

From: Tate Gallery Display Caption  
(18-Dec-2001) 

The Plains of Esdraelon (or Jezreel) extend from the Mediterranean coast to the Jordan River in present day Israel. They are sometimes called the valley of Megiddon, anglicised as ‘Armageddon’, the battlefield in the New Testament where the powers of good and evil fight at the end of the world.  
 
 
 

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