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Gerasa

Gerasa (or Gadara), a region southeast of the Sea of Galilee, was the location where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man.
PlaceNew Testament3 books4 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Matthew 8:28; referred to as Gerasa (Γερασηνός), Gerasene (Γεργεσηνός), or Gadara (Γαδαρηνός).

Location

Identified as
Jerash
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
32.272° N, 35.891° E
Gerasa
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Glossary entries

Gadara, Gadarenes Gerasa, Gerasenes Gergesa, Gergesenes

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Matthew 8:28Γαδαρηνός · Gadara; Γεργεσηνός · Gergesa
    When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
  2. Mark 5:1Γαδαρηνός · Gadara; Γερασηνός · Gerasa
    On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
  3. Luke 8:26Γαδαρηνός · Gadara; Γερασηνός · Gerasa
    Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
  4. Luke 8:37Γαδαρηνός · Gadara; Γερασηνός · Gerasa
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.