The third of the first three cities of refuge, assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan (Deuteronomy 4:43). ⚠ Its identification with Sahem el-Jolan is the common proposal, not a certainty; the modern Golan Heights take their name from this town.
📍 Golan — modern-day Often identified with Sahem el-Jolan, southern Syria — the town that gives its name to the modern Golan Heights
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showing how the region actually looked in the biblical world gets added here as Mr. Librarian curates one,
the same way the encyclopedia's film shelf grows.
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