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Bashan , fertile plain E of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee from the latitude of Haifa northward to that of Tyre. According to Hebrew tradition, it was conquered by the Israelites and given to the half tribe of Manasseh.

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Bashan A fertile area east of the Jordan whose fat cattle were proverbial (Amos 4: 1). Once ruled by Og (Num. 21: 33), who was defeated at Edrei (Deut. 3: 1), it was taken over by the tribe Manasseh.

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