Atlas Biblica

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    Hauran

    חַוְרָן

    Hauran was a fertile region located east of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned as part of Israel's future boundaries (Ezk.47.16,18).

    Where the story of Hauran happensWhere the gazetteer locates Hauran, framed to them: Hauran. 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.Hauran
    Where the gazetteer locates Hauran
    verses
    2
    first named
    Ezekiel 47:16
    last named
    Ezekiel 47:18
    feature
    region
    coordinates
    32.73°N · 36.37°E
    region32.73°N · 36.37°E

    Hauran (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Hauran in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hauran was a region situated east of the Sea of Galilee, known for its fertile lands. The prophet Ezekiel, in his vision of the restored land of Israel, described Hauran as part of the eastern border, between the territories of Damascus and Gilead (Ezk.47.16,18). This area was known for its rich basaltic soil, which supported productive agriculture. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Hauran was part of the Decapolis and later the province of Arabia Petraea. Today, Hauran is a region primarily located in southwestern Syria and parts of northern Jordan.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 3 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Ezekiel2 verses

      47:1647:18

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Land BoundaryBerothahCity mentioned in Ezekiel's vision and David's conquests.via Land BoundaryBoundaryBoundary is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Land BoundaryBrook of EgyptSouthwestern boundary of the Promised Landvia Land BoundaryDamascusAncient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history.via Land BoundaryGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Land BoundaryGreat SeaThe Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the Promised Land.via Land BoundaryHamathA major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible.via Land BoundaryHazer-hatticonPlace on the ideal border of Israelvia Land BoundaryHethlonPlace on the northern border of Israel

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

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