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Golan in the Bible.

Golan is a city in the Bible, about 129 km (80 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Deuteronomy 4:43 to 1 Chronicles 6:71.

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What happened at Golan.

Exile, a city of Bashan (Deut. 4:43), one of the three cities of refuge east of Jordan, about 12 miles north-east of the Sea of Galilee (Josh. 20:8). There are no further notices of it in Scripture. It became the head of the province of Gaulanitis, one of the four provinces into which Bashan was divided after the Babylonish captivity, and almost identical with the modern Jaulan, in Western Hauran, about 39 miles in length and 18 in breath.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Golan.

Manasseh 3Gershon 2Gad 1Reuben 1

Near Golan.

All 4 verses that name Golan.

Deuteronomy 1

  • Deuteronomy 4:43Namely, 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 2

  • Joshua 20:8And 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 21:27And 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 1

  • 1 Chronicles 6:71Unto 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:

Questions about Golan.

Where is Golan in the Bible?

Golan is a city about 129 km (80 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Golan named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Golan in 4 verses, in 3 books, from Deuteronomy 4:43 to 1 Chronicles 6:71.

Which people are named with Golan in the Bible?

The verses that name Golan also name Manasseh, Gershon, Gad and Reuben.

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