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Hauran is a region in the Bible, its middle about 151 km (94 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Ezekiel 47:16 to Ezekiel 47:18.
Cave-land, mentioned only in Ezek. 47:16, 18. It was one of the ancient divisions of Bashan (q.v.), and lay on the south-east of Gaulanitis or the Jaulan, and on the south of Lejah, extending from the Arnon to the Hieromax. It was the most fertile region in Syria, and to this day abounds in the ruins of towns, many of which have stone doors and massive walls. It retains its ancient name. It was known by the Greeks and Romans as “Auranitis.”
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Hauran is a region its middle about 151 km (94 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
The King James Version names Hauran in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Ezekiel 47:16 to Ezekiel 47:18.