Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament.
The name Decapolis means “containing ten cities”
PlaceNew Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Matthew 4:25; only referred to as Decapolis (Δεκάπολις).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.717° N, 35.800° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Feeding of Four Thousandc. AD 29
- Healing a Crowd near Sea of Galileec. AD 29
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΔεκάπολιςDecapolis
Mentions
- Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
- Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.