argob

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argob - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.
  Solid walls 4 feet thick, and stones on one another without
  cement; the roofs enormous slabs of basaltic rock, like iron;
  the doors and gates are of stone 18 inches thick, secured by
  ponderous bars. The land bears still the appearance of having
  been called the 'land of giants' under the giant Og." "I have
  more than once entered a deserted city in the evening, taken
  possession of a comfortable house, and spent the night in peace.
  Many of the houses in the ancient cities of Bashan are perfect,
  as if only finished yesterday. The walls are sound, the roofs
  unbroken, and even the window-shutters in their places. These
  ancient cities of Bashan probably contain the very oldest
  specimens of domestic architecture in the world" (Porter's Giant
  Cities). (See BASHAN.)