Biblical place

Where was Bashan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Saham al Jawlan.

First appears in Numbers 21:33 · 15 books · 34 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.

Bashan is represented in the local geography layer as Saham al Jawlan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 21:33 and is mentioned across 15 books, with 53 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 89 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bashan today

Travel to Bashan, the modern-day Saham al Jawlan.

Bashan is commonly identified with Saham al Jawlan, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Bashan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Saham al Jawlan

Bashan

32.781°N · 35.935°E

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