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hauran |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hauran cave-land, mentioned only in Ezek. 47:16, 18. It was one of the ancient divisions of Bashan (q.v.), and lay on the south-east of Gaulanitis or the Jaulan and on the south of Lejah, extending from the Arnon to the Hieromax It was the most fertile region in Syria, and to this day abounds in the ruins of towns, many of which have stone doors and massive walls. It retains its ancient name It was known by the Greeks and Romans as "Auranitis." From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Hauran, a hole; liberty; whiteness