Geshur
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Location of biblical Geshur (top right area, east of the Sea of Galilee)
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- Historical sources
- Hebrew Bible
- Amarna letters
- Statue of Shalamaneser III
- Archaeology
- Capital at et-Tell
- Tell Hadar
- Tel Dover
- Haspin
- Regional overview
- Religion
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|250px|Location of biblical Geshur (top right area, east of the Sea of Galilee)
Geshur () was a territory in the ancient Levant mentioned in the early books of the Hebrew Bible and possibly in several other ancient sources, located in the region of the modern-day Golan Heights. Some scholars suggest it was established as an independent city-state during the early Iron Age from the middle of the tenth century BCE, maintaining its autonomy for about a century until it was annexed in the third quarter of the eighth century by Tiglath-Pileser III, the king of Assyria.