Bashan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(thin soil). A country east of Jordan between Gilead on the south and Hermon on the north (Deut. 3:10-13; Josh. 12:4-5; 13:12-30). Conquered by the Israelites (Num. 21:33), and allotted to the half tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:29-30).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A large district on the east of the Jordan, having Gilead on the south and extending northward to Mount Hermon; westward to the Jordan valley, and eastward nearly as far as 37° E. It is sometimes called the “land of Bashan,” and it was the kingdom of Og the Amorite. It was conquered by Moses, and became, with part of Gilead, the portion of the half-tribe of Manasseh. Its principal cities were Ashtaroth (or Beeshterah) given to the Levites, Golan a “city of refuge,” Edrei, and Salcah on its border. It was ravaged by Hazael in the time of Jehu, and is not often alluded to in the later history of the kings of Judah and Israel (Josh. 13:30-31; Josh. 21:27; 2 Kings 10:33; 1 Chron. 5:11).
The district was in later days divided into:
1. GAULANITIS on the west, now called Jaulan, a rich district with noble forests, which is now almost deserted.
2. AURANITIS, in the center, now called Hauran, a magnificent plain, partly inhabited.
3. TRACHONITIS, on the north-east, also called ARGOB; now called El Lejah, a wild district of basaltic rocks.
4. BATANAEA, on the south-east, now called Ard el Bathanyeh. The four districts have relics of a numerous population, with massive houses built of stone in some parts.
THE OAKS OF BASHAN are used symbolically for great strength and loftiness, which God in His judgment brings down (Isa. 2:13; Ezek. 27:6; Zech. 11:2).
BULLS OF BASHAN are figurative of strong ruthless enemies, (Amos 4:1), whom God in the coming judgment on Gog will crush, and will call for the fowls and the beasts to come and feed upon their flesh and their blood, (Ezek. 39:18): and lastly, when the blessed Lord was on the cross, His description of His vindictive enemies includes the strong bulls of Bashan which beset Him around, and gaped upon Him with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion (Psa. 22:12-13).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Transliteration:
Bashan
Phonic:
baw-shawn’
Meaning:
of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
KJV Usage:
Bashan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the shame of them: the fertile: the one in sleep

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Level ground; light sandy soil:―a region E. of Jordan, Num. 21:33. {Solum aequale}