Bashan

[ bey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River.

Bashan

/ ˈbeɪʃæn /

noun

1. Old Testament a region to the east of the Jordan, renowned for its rich pasture (Deuteronomy 32:14)

Example Sentences

And of Dan he said, 'Dan is a lion's whelp; he shall leap from Bashan.'

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The shipboards, the masts and the oars from the oaks of Bashan are mentioned.

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Golan was situated in Bashan, in the tribe of Manasseh, among the pastoral hills north of the lake of Gennesaret.

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Beltran the cook it was who heard and procured a great smoking torch, and sent out against them a voice like a bull of Bashan's.

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The building happened to have peculiarly fine acoustic properties; but the unfortunate man roared like him of Bashan.

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