Geshur (Biblical Hebrew: גְּשׁוּר, romanized: Gəšūr) [1] was a territory in the ancient Levant mentioned in the early books of the Hebrew Bible and possibly in several other ancient sources, located in the region of the modern-day Golan Heights. [2]

Aug 21, 2023 · The Geshurites were a tribe east and northeast of the Sea of Galilee. The people of Geshur are absent from the list of nations mentioned in God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 15:18–21), but they are mentioned in the list of people groups that the Israelites, after the conquest of Canaan, still needed to defeat (Joshua 13:2). Unfortunately ...

ge'-shur (geshur, "bridge"): An Aramean kingdom (2 Samuel 15:8) of no great size which lay probably to the South of Maacah, and formed with it the western boundary of the land of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11). The territory of these two probably corresponded roughly with modern Jaulan.

Geshur was a territory in the northern part of Bashan, adjoining the province of Argob (Deut. iii. 14) and the kingdom of Aram or Syria (II Sam. xv. 8; I Chron. ii. 23). It was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh, which settled east of the Jordan; but its inhabitants, the Geshurites, could never be expelled (Josh. xiii. 13).

Geshur. bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias ( 2 Samuel 15:8; 1 Chronicles 2:23). The Geshurites probably inhabited the rocky fastness of Argob, the modern Lejah, in the north-east corner of Bashan.

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GESHUR, GESHURITE (S) gĕsh’ er, gĕsh’ ə rīts (גְּשֽׁוּר, גְּשׁוּרִ֖י, meaning uncertain, possibly bridge). A country E of the Jordan and a people near Sinai. 1. A country E of the upper Jordan in Syria. The area of these people, along with the Maacathites, was one of the borders of the territory given to Jair, the Manassite (Deut 3:14).

Geshur was a small Aramean kingdom located in the region of Bashan, northeast of the Sea of Galilee, during the biblical period. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, primarily in the context of its interactions with the Israelites.

Geshur’s principal role in Scripture involves illustrating Israel’s relationships with surrounding polities. While never a dominant regional power, Geshur is interwoven into the life of Israel’s greatest monarch, David, through Maacah and Absalom.

Geshur (Hebrew: גְּשׁוּר, lit. Bridging) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern Golan Heights. [2][3] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. [4] . In 2022 it had a population of 321. [1]