Lux Domini

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

Damascus

About 501 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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.

Modern orientation

Tell Halaf

36.827°N · 40.040°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

3 chapters · 3 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention