Lux Domini
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

Key themes

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Glossary

Mount Hermon Place

Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Mount Hermon.

Bashan Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.

Geshur Place

Bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias ( 2 Sam. 15:8 ; 1 Chr. 2:23 ). Modern identification: Fiq.

Gilead Place

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

Maacah Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Abel Beth Maacah.

Salecah Place

Wandering, a city of Bashan assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh ( Deut. 3:10 ; Josh. 12:5 ; 13:11 ), identified with Salkhad, about 56 miles east of Jordan.