To the Gershonites of the levitical clans: From the half-tribe of Menashe, Golan in Bashan—the city of refuge for manslayers—with its pastures, and Beeshterah with its pastures—2 towns.” Joshua 21: 27 (The Israel Bible™) An IDF soldier standing guard at a military base in the Golan Heights, near Israel’s border with Syria. Read more »