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.)



 Argob, a turf, or fat land