Midvash

Bashan

Bashan appears in 53 verses of the Bible, from Numbers to Zechariah.

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In the Bible dictionary

Bashan was the fertile plateau east of the Jordan, kingdom of Og, conquered under Moses and given to Manasseh, famed for its oaks, pastures and strong cattle.

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Key passages

  • Then they turned and marched up the road to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and all his people attacked them at Edrei.

    Numbers 21:33 · Read the chapter

  • This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth.

    Deuteronomy 1:4 · Read the chapter

  • We have also heard what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan (who lived in Ashtaroth).

    Joshua 9:10 · Read the chapter

  • Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

    1 Kings 4:13 · Read the chapter

  • east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan.

    2 Kings 10:33 · Read the chapter

  • Next to the Reubenites, the descendants of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.

    1 Chronicles 5:11 · Read the chapter

Every verse (53)

2 Kings
2Ki 10:33
Nehemiah
Neh 9:22
Nahum
Nah 1:4
Zechariah
Zec 11:2

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