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Bashan the ancient city of Israel
Bashan or Basan is a biblical base first mentioned in Genesis 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates "smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth," where Og the clergyman of Bashan had his residence. At the experience of Kingdom’s mesmerise into the Promised Arena, Og came out against them, but was utterly routed (Drawing 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 3:1-7). This state unrolled from Gilead in the southeastward to Hermon in the northern, and from the River river on the actress to Salcah on the asia. Along with the half of Gilead it was surrendered to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josue 13:29-31). Golan, one of its cities, became a metropolis of refuge's provisions districts (1 Kings 4:13). The cities of Bashan were understood by Hazael (2 Kings 10:33), but were presently after reconquered by Jehoash (2 Kings 13:25), who overcame the Syrians in ternion battles, according to the lecture of Elisha.   From this experience Bashan nearly disappears from chronicle, although we scan of the frenzied bovine of its robust pastures (Prophet 39:18; Psalms 22:12), the oaks of its forests (Isaiah 2:13; Book 27:6; Zacharias 11:2), the exemplar of its voluminous plains (Amos 4:1; Prophet 50:19), and the hardy impressiveness of its mountains (Psalm 68:15). Presently after the conquest, the patois "Gilead" was bestowed to the complete land beyond River. After the Deportation, Bashan was bifurcate into quatern districts: - Gaulonitis, or Jaulan, the most southwestern - Auranitis, the Hauran (Ezechiel 47:16) - Argob or Trachonitis, now the Lejah - Batanaea, now Ard-el-Bathanyeh, on the eastbound of the Lejah, with galore deserted towns nearly as perfect as when they were occupied.
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