STRONGS H1474:
Abbreviations
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גּוֺלָן proper name, of a location (? connected with √
גול Arabic
go about, around;
circuit; compare Phoenician
גול proper name insul.; also
גָּלִיל,
גְּלִילָה) city of Manasseh in Bashan, named as a city of refuge
Deuteronomy 4:43 compare
Joshua 20:9;
Joshua 21:27 both Qr (Kt
גלון); given to sons of Gershom son of Levi according to
1 Chronicles 6:56; Eusebius knew it as a very large village
Γαυλὼν ἢ Γωλάν Lag
Onom. 242, 2nd ed. 253; district of same name
ib., Josephus
Ant. viii. 2, 3 etc Gaulanitis, modern Jaulân Rob
BR ii, 432 Bd
Pal 270 Schumacher
ZPV 1886 = Jaulân 1888, according to most, name applied first to city, thence to district, but perhaps otherwise if above derivatives be correct.
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Deuteronomy
4:43
Joshua
20:9; 21:27
1 Chronicles
6:56