Biblical place
Where was Gozan?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Halaf.
First appears in 2 Kings 17:6 · 3 books · 5 chapters
Overview
A region in Central Asia to which the Israelites were carried away captive (2 Kings 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26; 2 Kings 19:12; Isa. 37:12). Modern identification: Tell Halaf.
Gozan is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Halaf. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 17:6 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 501 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Gozan today
Travel to Gozan, the modern-day Tell Halaf.
Gozan is commonly identified with Tell Halaf, 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.
Gozan 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.
Key passages
Appears in
3 chapters · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention