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GAULANITIS

(Gk. Gaulanitis)

Popular name for the Golan (the plateau E of the Jordan River from Mt. Hermon to the Wadi Yarmuk) during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The area was mostly pastoral until the Roman period, when it became a more significant region with developed road systems, better water control, and increased settlement.

Josephus and archaeological data provide most of the information regarding the history of Gaulanitis. This region was a hyparchy during the Hellenistic period, later becoming part of the eparchy of Gilead under the Seleucids. The Hasmoneans claimed it during the Maccabean revolt (83-80 b.c.), converting many inhabitants to Judaism. In 64 b.c. Rome captured Gaulanitis, but with the death of Herod’s son Philip, Syria claimed it until 37 b.c. when it was given to Agrippa I. Under Agrippa II the First Jewish War was fiercely fought at Gaulanitis. Upon his death it reverted back to Syria. Jews continued to settle in the area, especially after the Bar Kokhba rebellion.

Phillip R. Drey

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GAULANITIS

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)