Strong H1474גּוֹלָן

Golan

Transliteration
gôlân
Pronunciation
go-lawn'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H1473; captive;
{Golan} a place East of the Jordan: - Golan.

Meaning of the name

Golan = "their captivity: their rejoicing"

Detailed definition

Golan was a city of refuge in Bashan, allotted to the Levites of the family of Gershon and located in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:27; 1 Chronicles 6:71).

In the biblical story

Golan

A city of refuge in Bashan, allotted to Manasseh.

Golan was a city of refuge in Bashan, allotted to the Levites of the family of Gershon and located in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:27; 1 Chronicles 6:71).

In the Bible

Strong H1474 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • golan4

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 4:43
    Namely, 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.
  2. Joshua 20:8
    And 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.
  3. Joshua 21:27
    And 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.
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:71
    Unto 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:
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