Bashan - A Fertile Source.
Many have read about the“ bulls of Bashan.”.
Who are pictured by the“ cows of Bashan”?
the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
Finally, recall that ancient Bashan had areas of thick forest,
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og,
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants;
and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og,
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim;
And of Dan he said, Dan is a
lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria,
Might the animals have been brought from Bashan? - Exodus
34: 22; Leviticus 23: 15- 18.
Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon,
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
And by lot, there fell ten portions to Manasseh,
aside from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan.
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh,
and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim
The area produced grain in abundance.
Long before being a major granary for the Romans, Bashan supplied food for Solomon's tables.
Truly, the sons of Gad
lived in the opposite region from them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:.
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
And the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei.
What was this Biblical area like?
Though it had forests in its mountainous areas, most of Bashan was a plateau, high tableland.
And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites,