After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Astaroth - the royal residence of Og-so called from Astarte (the moon), the tutelary goddess of the Syrians; and he was slain at Edrei, now Edh'ra, the ruins of which are fourteen miles in circumference (Burckhardt): its general width is about two leagues.