Gadara
Thermal city of the Decapolis.
Inhabitants or natives[edit | edit source]
Marius Severus, the Roman officer, Constantius, a bystander, Anna of Ismael, a Family tried by a possessed person whom Jesus frees[1].
Description[edit | edit source]
"These are the springs. This is the Yarmoc (Yarmouk) and these buildings are the Roman Baths. Further along, there is a beautiful fully paved road leading to Gadara. The alley gives way to a beautiful road. The road becomes an avenue adorned with porticos and fountains and is decorated with squares, each more beautiful than the other. It crosses a similar avenue and there is surely an amphitheater at the end."[2]
Notable events[edit | edit source]
Jesus gives the discourse on divorce here[3].
Its name[edit | edit source]
Today Um Qeis.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 269
GRM 356 GRM 357
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
One of the cities of the Decapolis. The Gadara subdistrict extended 10 km southeast of the Sea of Galilee. The city is established on a hill, near sulfurous thermal hot springs on the edge of the Yarmouk. They were used to heal pains. Today, some remains, including those of a theater, an aqueduct, and thermal installations, survive from the Greco-Roman city.
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Notes and references[edit | edit source]
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