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    Decapolis

    Δεκάπολις

    The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament.

    Where the story of Decapolis happensWhere the gazetteer locates Decapolis, framed to them: Decapolis. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Decapolis
    Where the gazetteer locates Decapolis
    verses
    3
    first named
    Matthew 4:25
    last named
    Mark 7:31
    feature
    region
    coordinates
    32.72°N · 35.80°E
    region32.72°N · 35.80°E

    Decapolis (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Decapolis in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, primarily in modern-day Jordan, Syria, and Israel. The cities were centers of Greek culture and were granted a degree of autonomy under Roman rule. In the New Testament, the Decapolis is mentioned as a region where Jesus traveled and performed miracles (Matthew 4:25; Mrk.5.20; 7:31). The most notable event connected to the Decapolis is the healing of the demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes (Mrk.5.1-20). After being healed, the man went throughout the Decapolis proclaiming what Jesus had done for him, spreading the message of Christ in the region.

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    Direct connections

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. Matthew1 verse

      4:25

    2. Mark2 verses

      5:207:31

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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    What happened here

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