Gozan
Gozan was a region in Mesopotamia where Israelite captives from the northern kingdom were deported by the Assyrians.
The name Gozan means “fleece; pasture; who nourisheth the body”
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 2 Kings 17:6; only referred to as Gozan (גּוֹזָן).
Location
- Identified as
- Tell Halaf
- Certainty
- Likely (83% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 36.827° N, 40.040° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- גּוֹזָןGozan
Mentions
- In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
- So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
- Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?