Basan , country in Old Testament is frequently cited and later important in the Roman Empire; It's in today's Syria . Basan was the northernmost of the three ancient divisions of eastern Palestine, and in the Old Testament it was proverbial for its rich pastures and dense forests. In New Testament times, Basan was one of the great granaries of the Roman Empire. Ashtaroth, Edrei , Golan, and Salchah were important Old Testament cities in Basan. Bozrah (Roman Bostra ) was an important Nabatean and Roman city.
Britannica Quiz The Middle East:Fact or Fiction? Is the literacy rate in Afghanistan very high? Does Yemen take its name from the Arabic word "northern"? Sort the facts in this quiz about Syria, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. The Israelites defeated Og king of Bashan in his frontier city of Edrei (Numbers 21:33ff.) and divided his country to half the tribe Manasseh to . From 84 to 81 v. Basan was ruled by Alexander Jannaeus of Judea, but the land to the east belonged to the Nabataeans. The Romans drove the Nabataeans south (64 v. ), and Bozrah and Salchah became the northernmost Nabatean cities. The Roman Emperor Augustus made Herod to the Great Ruler of Basan. In Display 106 Trajan brought the whole Nabataean kingdom under the kingdom in the province of Arabia with Bostra (Bazra) to create as capital. Bostra eventually became the ecclesiastical Capital of Haurans and a trade center to Damascus. By the Display By 635 Damascus had fallen to the Muslims, and thereafter Bashan's prosperity declined.