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Is the Golan Heights part of Israel in the Bible?

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The area known today as the Golan Heights is believed to overlap with the biblical lands of Geshur, Maacah, and the westernmost edges of Bashan. According to the Hebrew Bible, Bashan was once an independent kingdom but was conquered by the Israelites and assigned to the tribe of Manasseh. Geshur and Maacah remained independent.