Golan
Sign in to saveGolan () is a city of refuge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, later known from the works of Josephus (first century CE) and Eusebius (Onomasticon, early 4th century CE). Archaeologists localize the biblical city of Golan at Sahm el-Jaulān, a Syrian village east of Wadi ar-Ruqqad in the Daraa Governorate, where early Byzantine ruins were found.
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- Etymology; name and meaning throughout history
- Kh. ej-Jelêbîne near the Hula Valley
- Hebrew Bible
- The village during the Roman period
- The region in antiquity
- Persian period
- Hellenistic period
- Early Roman period
- Late Roman and Byzantine periods
- References
Golan () is a city of refuge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, later known from the works of Josephus (first century CE) and Eusebius (Onomasticon, early 4th century CE). Archaeologists localize the biblical city of Golan at Sahm el-Jaulān, a Syrian village east of Wadi ar-Ruqqad in the Daraa Governorate, where early Byzantine ruins were found.
In 1954, Israeli historical geographer Zev Vilnay had tentatively identified the town of Golan with the Goblana (Gaulan) of the Talmud, which he thought to be the ruin ej-Jelêbîne on the Wâdy Dabûra, a wadi near the Lake of Huleh, by way of a corruption of the site's original name.
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