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    Gozan

    גּוֹזָן

    Gozan was a region in Mesopotamia where Israelite captives from the northern kingdom were deported by the Assyrians (2Ki.17.6; 18:11; 19:12; 1Ch.5.26; Isaiah 37:12).

    Where the story of Gozan happensWhere the gazetteer locates Gozan, framed to them: Gozan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gozan
    Where the gazetteer locates Gozan
    verses
    5
    first named
    2 Kings 17:6
    last named
    1 Chronicles 5:26
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    36.83°N · 40.04°E
    settlement36.83°N · 40.04°E

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    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Gozan in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gozan was a region located in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) to which Israelite captives from the northern kingdom were deported by the Assyrians. During the reign of King Hoshea of Israel, the Assyrian king Shalmaneser conquered Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, placing them in various cities, including Halah, Habor, and the cities of the Medes, by the river Gozan (2Ki.17.6; 18:11; 1Ch.5.26). The Assyrian practice of deporting conquered populations was a means of controlling and assimilating them into the Assyrian Empire. The exact location of Gozan is not specified in the Bible, but it is believed to be associated with the Khabur River, a tributary of the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey. The name Gozan is also mentioned in the context of Sennacherib's boasting about the Assyrian conquests, where he claims that the gods of the nations, including those of Gozan, could not deliver their lands from his power (2Ki.19.12; Isaiah 37:12). The deportation of the Israelites to Gozan and other regions marked the end of the northern kingdom of Israel and the beginning of the Assyrian exile.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 3 books.

    1. 2 Kings3 verses

      17:618:1119:12

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      5:26

    3. Isaiah1 verse

      37:12

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    via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehHaborA river in Assyria where Israelite captives were settled.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehHalahA place where Israelites were exiled by the Assyrians.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehHaraA place where Israelite tribes were exiled by Tiglath-pileser.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and KedemahWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

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