Overview
The Bible addresses bashan across 13 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Joshua, Deuteronomy and 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Og, Tribes of Israel, the, Reubenites and Rephaim. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Og, Moses, Sihon and Hazael.
Key Bible verses about bashan
Old Testament
Deuteronomy
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
Joshua
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
2 Kings
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; to cut: Heb. to cut off the ends
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. eastward: Heb. toward the rising of the sun even: or, even to Gilead and Bashan
People in the Bible and bashan
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying bashan for yourself
- Begin with Deuteronomy 3:10, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Joshua, Deuteronomy and 2 Kings each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Og, Moses and Sihon and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Og, Tribes of Israel, the, Reubenites and Rephaim.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about bashan?
The Bible addresses bashan across 13 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Joshua, Deuteronomy and 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Og, Tribes of Israel, the, Reubenites and Rephaim. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Og, Moses, Sihon and Hazael.
How many Bible verses are about bashan?
The Bible references bashan in 13 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention bashan?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Deuteronomy 3:10: “All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with bashan?
Og, Moses, Sihon and Hazael.
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