Joshua 13:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

Gilead - the southern region of Argob (Lejah).

The border of the Geshurites and Maachathites (Deuteronomy 3:13-14). The district of Maachah probably included Hermon, and extended eastward between Damascus and Trachon (Reland, 'Palestine,' p. 112).

All Bashan unto Salcah. The ancient Bashan comprised what is now known as the provinces of the Jaulan and Hauran, which form an extensive plateau, stretching from the eastern bank of the Jordan valley into the great desert of Arabia.

Salcah - a city with a castle on a conical hill, situated on the eastern boundary of Bashan.

Joshua 13:11

11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;