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Decapolis
Decapolis The territory of ten
Greek cities founded by
Alexander the Great the Great and successors about 323 CE to the east of the Sea of
Galilee. It seems to have been a cosmopolitan area with several languages in use. Jesus went through this region (Mark 7: 31) before presiding over the feeding of 4,000 people (Mark 8: 1–10).
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The Unique Church at Abila of the Decapolis
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...however, primarily because of its association with the league of cities known in the Bible and in other sources as the Decapolis. Abila's Natural Setting Abila is around five kilometers south of the Yarmouk River and is bound on the east by the Wadi...
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Gerasa and the Decapolis; a "virtual island" in northwest Jordan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2007; 460 words
; 0715635670 Gerasa and the Decapolis; a "virtual island" in northwest Jordan. Kennedy, David. Duckworth 2006 216 pages $22.00 Paperback Duckworth debates in...
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The healing of a deaf man; Mark 7:31-37.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/13/2003; 519 words
; ...of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment...into Gentile territory, among which is the district of the Decapolis. Though He claims He is sent primarily to the Jews, Jesus...
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The healing of the Gerasene demoniac; Mark 5:1-20.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 1/31/2005; 700+ words
; ...you." Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed. The WORD...because Jesus is in the territory of the Gerasenes in the Decapolis which has a predominantly pagan population. The swineherds...
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Jarash.(ancient city in Jordan)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...complete of any occupied Roman city. Jarash was a member of the Decapolis--ten Roman cities of special importance. All stood east...12-14; 16-26 & 18:1-11). Jesus visited Decapolis, where he healed a deaf man (Mark 7:31-37). Driving...
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The healing of the Gerasene demoniac; Mark 5:1-20.(Reflections Today)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...you." Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed. IN TODAY...began to proclaim the Good News of Jesus (v. 20) in the Decapolis area, the "ten cities" of heavily Hellenistic character...
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Travel: A bit part in the Bible story In Jordan's ancient ruins, you can still see the ruts of the chariot wheels. Joanna Symons steps back through the centuries
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 9/28/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...with Syria and Israel. This was one of the cities of the Decapolis (a group of 10 autonomous towns within the Roman Empire...uncovered more layers, literally, at Pella, our second Decapolis city of the day and the site of one of the biggest digs in...
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Sussita, the horse-shaped city
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/6/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Pompey to impose direct rule over the whole area and consequently Hippos became one of the Roman cities of the Decapolis. The Decapolis was originally a loose federation of 10 cities, in southern Syria and Transjordan, that conducted their affairs...
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Decameron opens hotel in Panama City.
Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 3/10/2004; 332 words
; ...2004 (Portafolio/SABI via COMTEX) The Colombian hotel chain, Decameron, is about to open a 300-room hotel, called Decapolis, in Panama City, located in an upscale part of the city. The company has invested US$60mil in this and another project...
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The healing of a deaf man; Mark 7:31-37.
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 2/12/2004; 515 words
; JESUS left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged Him to lay His hand on him. He took him off by Himself...
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Decapolis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Decapolis [Gr.,=ten cities], confederacy of 10 ancient cities, all E of the Jordan, except Scythopolis. The others were (according...
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Decapolis, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Decapolis, the. A region consisting of ten allied cities E. of the Jordan in biblical Palestine.
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Nicomachus of Gerasa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...the ten cities that made up the union called the Decapolis. The Decapolis was a mutual–defense and trading association...other indigenous peoples. Other famous towns of the Decapolis included Damascus (the capitol of modern Syria...
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Gerasa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gerasa , Gerash, or Jerash , ancient city of the Decapolis, 22 mi (35 km) N of Amman, in present-day Jordan. According to Josephus...ruins. Bibliography: See C. H. Kraeling, ed., Gerasa, City of the Decapolis (1938).
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Jordan
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...the city fell under Roman rule. Before that time, it had flourished as a member of the league of free cities known as the Decapolis. Briefly revived in the eighth century under the Ummayyad Arabs, the entire country deteriorated in the ninth century when...
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