Golan Heights
Golan Heights (רמת הגולן, rmt hgwln; “Ramat ha-Golan”). An area of highlands, mountains, and volcanic ash cones northeast of the Sea of Galilee; composed of the regions previously called Bashan, Karnaim, and Gaulanitis. A refuge city called Golan was located in Bashan (Deut 4:43; Josh 20:8; 21:27; 1