Lux Domini
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.

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Bashan Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.

Bezer Place

Ore of gold or silver. (1. ) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8 ). Modern identification: Umm el Amad.

Gilead Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.

Golan Place

Exile, a city of Bashan ( Deut. 4:43 ), one of the three cities of refuge east of Jordan, about 12 miles north-east of the Sea of Galilee ( Josh. 20:8 ). There are no further notices of it in Scripture. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.

Ramoth Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tall er Rumeith.