Gadara
GAD`A-RA (surrounded or walled), Once a strong city east of
the Jordan, some seven miles south of the sea of Galilee.
Now Um-keis, and ruins plenty. Noted as the scene of the
miracles mentioned in Matt. 8:28-34 ; Mark 5:1-20; Luke
8:26-40....
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gad'-a-ra (Gadara):
1. Country of the Gadarenes:
This city is not named in Scripture, but the territory
belonging to it is spoken of as chora ton Gadarenon,
"country of the Gadarenes" (Mt 8:28). In the parallel
passages (Mk 5:1; Lk 8:26,37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon
"country of the Gerasenes." There is no good reason,
however, to question t...
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(Also called GERGESENES and GERASENES)
-Jesus visits and works miracles among, but is rejected
Mt 8:28-34; Mr 5:1-19...
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a strong city situated near the river Hieromax, six miles
southeast of the Sea of Galilee, over against Scythopolis and
Tiberias, and 16 Roman miles distant from each of those
places. Josephus calls it the capital of Peraea. The ruins of
this city, now called Um Keis, are about two miles in
circumference. The most interesting remains of Gadara...
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the capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the
summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the
Sea of
Galilee. Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26-39) describe the
miracle of
the healing of the demoniac (Matthew [8:28-34] says
two
demoniacs) as having been wrought "in the country of
the
Gadarenes," thus describing the scene genera...
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(gad' uh ruh) Place name for home of Gadarenes used in TEV
(Matthew 8:28). See Gadarenes....
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Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round
about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken
with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned
back again....
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And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is
over against Galilee....
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And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes....
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