Decapolis
This map shows the region known as Decapolis in the land of
ancient Israel.
The region of Decapolis was mentioned three times in the
Bible. It contained ten cities that were rebuilt and given
special treatment under the Roman Empire. The original 10
cities are believed to be Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara,
Philadelphia, Pella, Gerasa, Dion, Cana...
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DE-CAP`0-LIS (ten cities). An illy defined province of Syria
and Israel created by the Romans, lying on both sides of the
Jordan but principally on the east. The ten cities it
contained according to Pliny were: Scythopolis, Hippos,
Gadera, Pella, Philadelphia, Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Damascus
and Raphana, Matt. 4:25; Mark 5:20; 7:31...
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de-kap'-o-lis (Dekapolis): The name given to the region
occupied by a league of "ten cities" (Mt 4:25; Mk 5:20;
7:31), which Eusebius defines (in Onomastica) as "lying in
the Peraea, round Hippos, Pella and Gadara." Such
combinations of Greek cities arose as Rome assumed dominion
in the East, to promote their common interests in trade and
com...
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Ten cities situated in one district on the east of the Sea of
Galilee
Mt 4:25; Mr 5:20; 7:31...
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ten cities=deka, ten, and polis, a city, a district on the
east
and south-east of the Sea of Galilee containing "ten
cities,"
which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks. It included
a portion of
Bashan and Gilead, and is mentioned three times in
the New
Testament (Matt. 4:25; Mark 5:20; 7:31). These
cities were
Scythopolis, i.e., "city of the...
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Thrice mentioned in Scripture: Mark 5:20, which shows that it
was around Gadara (Mark 7:31; Matthew 4:25). A district
containing ten cities, rebuilt, colonized, and granted special
privileges by Rome 65 B.C. Other cities afterward receiving
similar privileges cause confusion as to which are the
original ten; probably Scythopolis (W. of Jordan)...
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And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he
came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts
of Decapolis....
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And there followed him great multitudes of people from
Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and
[from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan...
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And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great
things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel....
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