I. ARGOB, a Canton lying beyond Jordan in the half-tribe of Manasseh, and in the country of Bashan, one of the most fruitful on the other side of Jordan. In the region of Argob were the sixty cities called Chavoth-Jair, which had very high walls and strong gates, without reckoning many villages and hamlets, which were not inclosed. There are some remains of the word Argob observable in Ragaba, a City beyond Deut. iii. 4, 14. and 1 Kings iv. 13.Jordan. See the following Article.
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