Geshur in Biblical History

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What is Geshur?
GE'SHUR
(bridge), a small district or principality of Syria, east of the Jordan and north-east of Bashan. It was within the territory allotted to Manasseh, Deut 3:14; 2 Sam 15:8; 1 Chr 2:23; Josh 13:13; David married a daughter of its king, 2 Sam 3:3,- Absalom fled thither after the murder of Amnon, 2 Sam 13:37. Geshur was probably a part of that rocky region now known as "the Lejah," still the refuge of criminals and outlaws. Merrill places Geshur south of Mt. Hermon, east of the Sea of Galilee and north of Bashan.

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