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Golan
Town or city mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (2), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Deuteronomy 4:43 first mention — Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:8 — And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:27 — And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 — Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
Nearby places
- Bashan 0 km
- Ashtaroth 8 km
- Decapolis 14 km
- Geshur 22 km
- Edrei 24 km
- Aphek 28 km
- Nehelamite 29 km
- Helam 29 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.