South of el-Mejdel the mountains advance to the shore, and the path is cut in the face of the slope, bringing us to the hot spring, `Ain el-Fuliyeh, where is a little valley, with gardens and orange grove. Settlers in the valley thereafter confined themselves to the area immediately on the shore. PLACE. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. An excellent account of the ruins is given in Thomson's LB, III, 558.There is nothing above ground of older date than the 2nd and 3rd centuries of our era; but there is no reason to doubt that the Greek city of Gerasa stood on the same site. Byzantine Christian monks venerated a site situated a few kilometres north of Hippos on the lake shore, as the location of the miracle. When it comes down to it we really have no idea where the event the narratives are based on took place. (Ant., XV, vii, 3; BJ, I, xx, 3). Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of works and their images. Lets be clear: I know zero greek. It was given by Augustus to Herod the Great in 30 B.C. Superior buildings are rising outside the ancient walls. The ancient walls may be traced in almost their entire circuit of 2 miles. Calms a storm from . If you know the geography of the Sea of Galilee at all, its almost entirely surrounded by hills, some of them pretty steep. Rows of columns separate the central nave from the aisles on either side. There he meets a man seized with an unclean spirit (Mark) or with demons (Luke). The soil on the level parts around the sea is exceedingly fertile. Mark 1:16 Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. Now a village is pointed out beside Lake Tiberias, into which the swine rushed down headlong.11. He gave it a free constitution. From this disaster it appears soon to have recovered, and the period of its greatest prosperity lay, probably, in the 2nd and 3nd centuries of our era. it is a happy contention of the seasons, as if each of them claimed this country; for it not only nourishes different sorts of autumnal fruit beyond men's expectation, but preserves them a great while." Luke 8:26 They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. All three Synoptic Gospels ( Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39; Matthew 8:28-34) mention the "swine miracle," although with variations. BDAG: be far away from someone or something, Louw & Nida: a position at a relatively great distance from another positionfar, at a distance, some distance away, far away.. And that doesnt fit the description were given of the stampede at all. The Name:The first syllable of the name Gennesaret is evidently the Hebrew gan, "garden"; while the second may be a proper name. Want of precision on topographical points, therefore, need not surprise us. About 2 miles farther West are the hot springs of eT-Tabgha. Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. They are closed by carved stone doors, and are used as storehouses for grain, and also as dwellings by the inhabitants. Two paved streets with double colonnades cut through the city at right angles, four massive pedestals still marking the point of intersection. open map. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. Drains in the street reflect a high standard of living, as do the pottery and various other small finds such as coins and decorated glass vessels. According to local tradition, the ruins of this structure bore the name of Gersa or Gursa. The walls of the structure are more than 3 feet thick. OK. First up: they dont agree. Fish:The sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers. Such storms are fairly frequent, and as they are attended with danger to small craft, the boatmen are constantly on the alert. At the end of the nave is a semicircular apse. When they arrive on the shore he gets out and is met by two demoniacs/a guy called Legion. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. It was the seat of one of the councils instituted by Gabinius for the government of the Jews (Ant., XIV, v, 4; BJ, I, viii, 5). Nazareth: 32.699634: 35.303548: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 32.24 km: It is the only place fitting Matthew's description, since it contains the only "steep bank" in the area descending all the way to the shore of the lake. The distance from the Dead Sea to the Sea of Galilee is 104 miles or 167 kilometers. The first two are in the Authorized Version. No trace of the name Bethsaida has been found in the district; but any one of the sites named would meet the requirements.To this neighborhood Jesus retired by boat with His disciples to rest awhile. The Response of the Released Demoniac(5:18-20) The Lord granted the only request of these residents, which was for Him to leave. On the rocky promontory, however, East of Khan Minyeh we find Sheikh `Aly ec-Caiyadin, "Sheikh Aly of the Fishermen," as the name of a ruined weley, in which the second element in the name Bethsaida is represented. (Ant., XVII, xi, 4; BJ, II, vi, 3). The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Alfred Edersheim. The remains of the monastery can be visited in the Kursi National Park. Fertility:The walnut, the palm, the olive and the fig, which usually require diverse conditions, flourish together here. It maybe taken as certain that the jurisdiction of Gadara, as the chief city in these regions, extended over the country East of the Sea, including the lands of the subordinate town, GERASA (which see). A few palms are still to be seen. Jesus agrees, so the demons or unclean spirits leave the man and enter the swine, which then rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned., The cured demoniac begs to accompany Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go home instead and declare how much God has done for you. The cured demoniac then declares to all how much Jesus had done for him. According to Mark, he proclaims it even in the cities of the Decapolisand all the men marveled.. Judas of Gamala (Ant., XVIII, i, l) is also called Judas of Galilee (ibid., i, 6). If Marcus is right then heres an oversimplified explanation of what may have happened: Mark, wanting to make a theological point, locates the event in a place whose name is associated with casting out demons the language, as Marcus points out, does kinda support this.21 This strengthens the exorcism theme of the pericope seems legit. Ronald E. Heine, Vol. , Origen, John. If we accept Marcan Priority (which we do around here) then weve got Mark writing country of the Gerasenes, Luke following him faithfully, but Matthew deliberately changing Gerasenes to Gadarenes in his version of events. A third city, Hippos, was similar in character to Gadara and Gerasa, and it may fit the biblical account even better. These things, together with the frequent, and sometimes terribly destructive, earthquakes, sufficiently attest the volcanic character of the region. Like, not even the alphabet. In some places, the wall actually touches the boulder. Thats a pretty early source, and hes appealing to an earlier tradition (from which they point out) but whether the entry really reflects ancient tradition is hard to know. Gardens and orchards are being planted. One things for sure: Gergasa, if it can be equated with Kursi, is the most geographically plausible16 reading. (NOTE.-The Textus Receptus of the New Testament reading. Josephus names it as marking the eastern limit of Peraea (BJ, III, iii, 3). , Joel Marcus, Mark 18: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, vol. Gergesa was a small and very obscure town nearly opposite Capernaum. Nearby, halfway up the steep slope was a separate towerlike structure. West of this village opens the tremendous gorge, Wady el Chamam, with the famous robbers' fastnesses in its precipitous sides, and the ruins of Arbela on its southern lip. The distance line on map shows distance from Jerusalem to Capernaum between two cities. The sultan of Damascus is said to have fortified it; but there is nothing to show that the Moslems occupied it for any length of time. From this point the plain of Gennesaret (el-Ghuweir) sweeps round to el-Mejdel, a distance of about 4 miles. "The advent of the railway has stirred afresh the pulses of life in the valley. 2019 Dr. Andrew Jackson. ton Gergesenon, "of the Gergesenes," must be rejected (Westcott-Hort, II. Then Josephus explicitly says that Bethsaida was in Lower Gaulonitis (BJ, II, ix, 1). The sultan of Damascus is said to have fortified it; but there is nothing to show that the Moslems occupied it for any length of time.3. After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 B.C. Mark 7:31 Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis. It was besieged by Baldwin II, in 1121 A.D. In about ten minutes the wind fell as suddenly as it had risen. It had begun to be named from the city so recently built on its western shore even in New Testament times (John 21:1; John 6:1); and by this name, slightly modified, it is known to this day-Bachr Tabariyeh.2. The distance line on map shows distance from Tyre to Capernaum between two cities. 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" (Matthew 8:28).In the parallel passages (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon "country of the Gerasenes."There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. To deal with it he changed country of the Gerasenes to country of the Gadarenes: Matthew 8:28 When he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs coming out of the tombs met him.. Mk 1:35-45 During the winter of 27/28AD, Jesus goes to the nearby villages of Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. The house of Andrew and Peter seems to have been not far from the synagogue in Capernaum (Matthew 8:14 Mark 1:29, etc.). Jesus commands the unclean spirits to come out of him. The settlement was quite well planned and carefully organized. 1. Geographically its certainly a better fit than Gerasa or Gadara. unique traits of plants, animals and humans. This street was over 25 feet wide and was paved with carefully cut, black basalt stones. In the middle of the eighth century, probably as a result of the disastrous earthquake of 746/747, the monastery was destroyed. Ewing. It was on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and must have been a locality where the steep edges of the Bashan plateau drop close upon the brink of the lake. Well probably never find out what the real deal is, but, as usual with these things, thats only a problem if we subscribe to the patently false doctrine of inerrancy.17. 31 or 32. The name Samak, which means fish both in Aramaic (the vernacular of Jesus time) and in Arabic, reflects the fact that these fish were as important to the ancients as to people today. See CAPERNAUM. The city of Gadara is represented today by the ruins of Umm Qeis on the heights south of el-Chummeh-the hot springs in the Yarmuk valley-about 6 miles Southeast of the Sea of Galilee. Pilgrimage was cut off and with it a major source of income. It lights up the landscape as the eye does the human face; and it is often spoken of as "the eye of Galilee." Gergesa, also Gergasa ( in Byzantine greek) or the Country of the Gergesenes, is a place on the eastern ( Golan Heights) side of the Sea of Galilee located at some distance to the ancient Decapolis cities of Gadara and Gerasa. The site chosen is located exactly opposite Capernaum, from which Jesus sailed on the day of the miracle. Considerable portions have also passed into the hands of Jews. Save in very settled conditions they will not venture far from the shore. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. It was used to drive certain mills, and also to refresh the neighboring land. The triumphal arch to the South of the city is almost entire. gad'-a-ra (Gadara):1. All Im able to say with any confidence is that Matthew felt compelled to change the location of the pigs. The heights of Naphtali, piled up in the North, seem to culminate only in the snowy summit of Great Hermon. Click to reveal Harry M. Jol, Gloria I. Lpez, Haim Cohen, Michal Artzy, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, Matthew 8:28-34, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gergesa&oldid=1129180387, Articles needing additional references from January 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 December 2022, at 00:24. Gerasa and Gadara are accounted for in historical accounts (by writers such as Pliny the Elder and Josephus) and by archaeological research. Facebook. The ruins include those of two theaters, a basilica, a temple, and many important buildings, telling of a once great and splendid city. The Old Testament names were "sea of Chinnereth" (yam-kinnereth: Numbers 34:11 Deuteronomy 3:17 Joshua 13:27; Joshua 19:35), and "sea of Chinneroth" (yam-kineroth: Joshua 12:3; compare 11:2; 1 Kings 15:20). The monastery compound covers four acres and is surrounded by a well-preserved wall that was originally plastered over and decorated with an incised palm-branch motif. , Ulrich Luz, Matthew: A Commentary, ed. At this time the residential area was clustered around the church, and most of the former residential quarters were left unrepaired and unsettled. Christian artifacts from Kursi can be viewed at the Golan Archaeological Museum. Storms:The position of the lake makes it liable to sudden storms, the cool air from the uplands rushing down the gorges with great violence and tossing the waters in tumultuous billows. Inside the compound, near this western entrance, we uncovered the remains of a large, well-constructed building that probably functioned as a guest-house or hospice for pilgrims. Once it burst from the South. , Barclay Moon Newman and Philip C. Stine, A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1992), 248. Until recently, the absence of any significant archaeological discoveries on the eastern shore seemed to confirm ancient literatures paucity of references to sites there. About halfway up the hill is the towerlike structure mentioned earlier. There are some ruins now on this spot still known by the very slight corruption of Kerzha. All three Synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:120; Luke 8:2639; Matthew 8:2834) mention the swine miracle, although with variations. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. These motifs were taken from artists notebooks that were used throughout the Mediterranean world, not only during the Byzantine period, but also before and after. If freedom and security be enjoyed in reasonable measure, the region will again display its long-hidden treasures of fertility and beauty.W. There is scarcely any doubt that the scene of the miracle on the poor demoniac, and of the subsequent possession of the swine, must be looked for on this spot. If the boat was taken from any point in el-BaTeichah towards et-Tell, no east wind would have distressed the rowers, protected as that part is by the mountains. About 2 miles farther West are the hot springs of eT-Tabgha. Or something. Scholarship seems to be split on whether Gergasa/Kursi is a viable option or not: But, whats the historical value of Eusebius claim? The rooms on each side of the prayer hall were used for auxiliary purposes. In the parallel passages (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon "country of the Gerasenes." Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis and the capital of the country of the Gerasenes, lay around 37 miles/60 kilometres away from the Sea of Galilee in what is today the city of Jerash in Jordan.3 The country of the Gerasenes did not reach the Sea of Galilee (an important point that well get to in a bit). David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 991. There the Jordan, issuing from the sea, almost surrounds the mound on which are the ruins of Kerak, the Tarichea of Josephus Crossing the floor of the valley, past Semakh, which is now a station on the Haifa-Damascus railway, we find a similar strip of plain along the eastern shore. Within the apse is a bench subdivided into semicircular, plastered seats. It is overlaid with lava; and here and there around the lake there are outcrops of basalt through the limestone. Kefar-nahum, "Village of Nahum") was a prosperous . Its just one of those things. Distance between North District and Capernaum (9,93 km.) Ewing, "house of fish," Bethsaida, the name of two cities on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Description: Its fair to say this is one of the weirder gospel narratives. Ewing. Sohow did this problem arise? Heres where Matthew locates the pigs: Mt 8:30 Now a large herd of swine was feeding at some distance from them. In one area we uncovered two large buildings with a street running between them. He is however inclined to favor el-Mes`adiyeh, a ruin and winter village of Arab et-Tellawiyeh, which stands on an artificial mound, about a mile and a half from the mouth of the Jordan. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Tiberias to Capernaum, It takes 0.01 hours to arrive. From Mount Tabor to Capernaum: Step 27: From Caperaum to Nain: Step 28: From Nain to the second Galilean preaching tour: Step 29: From the second Galilean preaching tour to the country of Gerasenes: Step 30: From he country of Gerasenes to Capernaum: Step 31: From Capernaum to Jerusalem: Step 32: From Jerusalem to Nazareth: Step 33 Recently the German Catholics made extensive purchases, including the village of el-Mejdel. Finding out that biblical hail was actually ice and fire mixed together, which is actually ash blobs. Some of the auxiliary rooms of the church and its chapels were closed off completely; others were converted to domestic or industrial use. Gergesenes means "those who come from pilgrimage or fight.". It is applied to a district on the Northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:34 Mark 6:53), now known as el-Ghuweir, "little Ghor." When he sees Jesus, the demoniac begs Jesus not to torment him. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Nazareth to Capernaum, It takes 0.04 hours to arrive. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. One of the great Roman roads ran eastward to Der`ah; and an aqueduct has been traced to the pool of el Khab, about 20 miles to the North of Der`ah. , Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 716. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 673. That monastery was destroyed by Sassanid Persian armies in 614 CE, partially rebuilt, and finally levelled by the 749 Galilee earthquake. Luke 5:1 Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. At the beginning of the Jewish revolt the country around Gadara was laid waste (BJ, II, xviii, 1). The bulldozer was stopped and the Department of Antiquities and Museums was called in to excavate scientifically. On the basis of the textual evidence alone, we cannot determine which of these variants is . From this date the era of the city was reckoned. (d) In support of the single-city theory it is further argued that(i) Jesus withdrew to Bethsaida as being in the jurisdiction of Philip, when he heard of the murder of John by Antipas, and would not have sought again the territories of the latter so soon after leaving them. They refuse to drink from the Jordan, alleging that "who drinks Jordan drinks fever." Although the site was severely damaged, life continued as before, but with a lower living standard. It dominates the center of the compound and covers a spacious area of 12,110 square feet. See CAPERNAUM. The prosperity of the sixth century abruptly ended with the Persian invasion in 614 A.D. On the other hand, with a wind from the West, such as is often experienced, eight or nine hours might easily be occupied in covering the four or five miles from el-BaTeichah to the neighborhood of Capernaum. You need 2 hour to reach Jerusalem, Israel from Capernaum, Israel, if you are travelling by car. , Which is why I dont buy McRays argument, The problem is in the similarity of spelling in Greek. This two-terraced structure, consisting of a memorial, or landmark, tower and a chapel above, undoubtedly was thought to mark the very site of the miracle that cured the demoniac. But from their mute testimony we gather that the lake in the valley which is now so quiet was once the center of a busy and prosperous population. Here he feeds the 5,000 (Mt 14:14; Mk 6:33; Lk 9:11; Jn 6:5) [6] The disciples return across the Sea of Galilee (Mt 14:22; Mk 6:45), Jesus walking on the water to join them (Mt 14:25; Mk 6:48; Jn 6:19). Near by is the site at `Ain et-Tabigha, which many have identified with Bethsaida of Galilee. Powered by, View over Kursi toward the Sea of Galilee, The Black Obelisks journey from Nimrud to London, A critical assessment of the scientific explanation for the Ten Plagues in The Exodus Decoded Plague 7: Hail. The greatest breadth is in the North, from el-Mejdel to the mouth of Wady Semak being rather over 7 miles. Pompey is said to have restored it, 63 B.C. All three Synoptic Gospels mention this miracle, Matthew writes about two possessed men instead of just one, and only some manuscripts of his Gospel name the location as Gergesa, while the other copies, as well as all versions of Luke and Mark, mention either Gadara or Gerasa (see Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, Matthew 8:28-34). A Christian laymans perspective on the intersection between archaeology, historical criticism, text, and faith. The pigs would still have had to have been long distance runners not the picture painted for us in Mark or Luke where the herd is on the hillside close to the water. 6.211. Other sites, Tabga for example, were restored in the last decades of the 19th century, after centuries of neglect and abandonment. The presence of a copious spring of sweet water makes it probable that the site has been occupied from olden time; but no trace remains of any ancient city. v. 37) describe Jesus' healing of the demoniac "Legion" and . (iii) Mark says that the boat started to go unto the other side to Bethsaida, while John, gives the direction "over the sea unto Capernaum" (Mark 6:17). When we excavated this structure in 1980, we discovered that this was the very site of the miracle, as fixed by Christians in the mid-third century. Naturally the temperature in the valley is higher than that of the uplands; and here wheat and barley are harvested about a month earlier. Its Christian residents then abandoned it. The abundance of fish at each place furnished a good reason for the recurrence of the name.W. JOHN. Some of these sites, such as Capernaum, have a continuous and uninterrupted place in the history of Christian pilgrimage, beginning as far back as the first centuries of our era. , Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. "Jesus of Nazareth" was born in Bethlehem. The pretty wild ride that the Black Obelisk took from Nimrud, where it was found, to the British Museum, where its displayed to this day. Around 150 years later Origen comes along, and, knowing that Matthews attempted fix isnt watertight, relocates the event to Gergasa based on what is probably an ancient tradition. From the late fifth to the early seventh centuries, all four sides of the compound had entrances. In 1970, while clearing land for a new road to the Golan Heights, a bulldozer operated by the Ministry of Public Works turned up large quantities of Byzantine pottery and then began to unearth the ruins of ancient structures. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1615141b8e2bf0 However, check out this map: Gadara itself or anywhere relatively close to it is still quite a distance a number of miles/kilometres. (iii) If the 4th Gospel was not written until well into the 2nd century, then the apostle was not the author; but this is a very precarious assumption. Conclusion: we just dont know where this event is supposed to have taken place. Traces of ancient buildings in the vicinity show that there must have been a fairly numerous population in the district.2. During one such storm, Jesus slept while sailing across to the Gadarenes (Mark 5:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-24) and when he awoke the sea was suddenly becalmed. The substitution of sin for cad is easy: but the insertion of the guttural `ain is impossible. The name is derived from either a lakeside village, Gergesa, the next larger city, Gadara, or the best-known city in the region, Gerasa. Gerasa, Gadara, Gergesa from where did the pigs stampede? Mark and Luke locate the event in the country of the Gerasenes; Matthew in the country of the Gadarenes thats the geographical problem were going to look at in this post. to Capernaum, to Bethsaida . Four of the apostles, and these the chief, had been brought up as fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. Thomas P. Halton, trans. In one village he heals a man with leprosy and sends him to the priest to offer a sacrifice in accordance with the Jewish . The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake. Well, it seems Eusebius didnt arrive at his Gergesa idea alone; it appears he may have just been following Origens (185-253 CE) commentary on John where we read: Origen, John. Both Gerasa and Gadara were cities to the east of the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Jerusalem to Capernaum, It takes 0.14 hours to arrive. The chapel has an apse constructed within a natural rock shelter. 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