How to Pronounce Argob

What does Argob mean?

Argob means “a turf, or fat land”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Argob?

Stony heap, an “island,” as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan; a region of crags and chasms wild and rugged in the extreme. On this “island” stood sixty walled cities, ruled over by Og. It is called Trachonitis (“the rugged region”) in the New Testament (Luke 3:1). These cities were conquered by the Israelites (Deut. 3:4; 1 Kings 4:13). It is now called the Lejah. Here “sixty walled cities are still traceable in a space of 308 square miles. The architecture is ponderous and massive.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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