Lexical Definition

‎חַוְרָן‎ Chavrân (khav-rawn') Hauran ^N:N--L
apparently from ‎חָוַר‎ (in the sense of ‎חוּר‎); cavernous

Hauran.

• § Hauran = "caverns"
• Chavran, a region East of the Jordan

1) a province of Palestine east of the Sea of Galilee; exact region uncertain but probably on the borders of the desert in the tetrarchy of Philip

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חַוְרָן‎ proper name, of a territory (meaning unknown; conjectures are: — black-land (as basaltic region); supported by black, dialect of Yemen, Maltzan^{ZMG 1874, 230, and tokens of immigration} from Yemen into Haurân, Wetzst in De^{Job 2:598; ZKW 1884, 120}; land of caves, Thes Hi-Sm, Porter^{Dict. Bib., and} hollow, GASm^{Geogr. 552}, who compare Hebrew ‎הור‎ hole; but this probably from III. ‎חרר‎, and Arabic , hollow, different from ) — district southeast from Mt. Hermon, extending between Jaulan and Lejah, toward Syrian desert; only ‎גְּבוּל חַוְרָ֑ן‎ Ezek 47:16 compare ‎מִבֵּין חַוְשָרן‎ ‎וּמִבֵּין דַּמֶּשֶׂק‎ vEzek 47:18 vEzek 47:18 = Assyrian –aurani Dl^{Pa 294}; ᵐ5 Αυρανιτις, and so Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 14:10»xiv. 10}, 1 etc., Arabic . On this district see Wetzst^{Hauran, (1860) and in} De^{Job 2. 597ff.} Bd^{Pal 195 ff.} Schumacher^{Across the Jordan, 1889; ZPV xii. 1889, 225 ff. (with map)} GASm^{Geogr. 552 f. 609 ff}.

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Hauran • Region east of the Sea of Galilee

Hauran was a fertile region located east of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned as part of Israel's future boundaries (Ezek 47:16,18).

• A location first mentioned at Ezk.47.16;
• only referred to as Hauran חַוְרָן.
  

Hauran was a region situated east of the Sea of Galilee, known for its fertile lands. The prophet Ezekiel, in his vision of the restored land of Israel, described Hauran as part of the eastern border, between the territories of Damascus and Gilead (Ezek 47:16,18). This area was known for its rich basaltic soil, which supported productive agriculture. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Hauran was part of the Decapolis and later the province of Arabia Petraea. Today, Hauran is a region primarily located in southwestern Syria and parts of northern Jordan.

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