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Gozan in the Bible.

Gozan is a town in the Bible, about 721 km (448 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from 2 Kings 17:6 to Isaiah 37:12.

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What happened at Gozan.

A region in Central Asia to which the Israelites were carried away captive (2 Kings 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26; 2 Kings 19:12; Isa. 37:12). It was situated in Mesopotamia, on the river Habor (2 Kings 17:6; 18:11), the Khabur, a tributary of the Euphrates. The “river of Gozan” (1 Chr. 5:26) is probably the upper part of the river flowing through the province of Gozan, now Kizzel-Ozan.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Gozan.

Hoshea 1Manasseh 1Tilgath-pilneser 1

Near Gozan.

All 5 verses that name Gozan.

2 Kings 3

  • 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
  • 2 Kings 18:11And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
  • 2 Kings 19:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 5:26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

Isaiah 1

  • Isaiah 37:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

Questions about Gozan.

Where is Gozan in the Bible?

Gozan is a town about 721 km (448 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 Gozan named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Gozan in 5 verses, in 3 books, from 2 Kings 17:6 to Isaiah 37:12.

Which people are named with Gozan in the Bible?

The verses that name Gozan also name Hoshea, Manasseh and Tilgath-pilneser.

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