Gaulanitis

Gaulanitis

a name derived from "Golan" (q.v.), one of the cities of refuge in the territory of Manasseh ( Joshua 20:8 ; 21:27 ; Deuteronomy 4:43 ). This was one of the provinces ruled by Herod Antipas. It lay to the east of the Lake of Galilee, and included among its towns Bethsaida-Julias ( Mark 8:22 ) and Seleucia.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Gaulanitis". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .