Yarmuk (Pliny N H, xvi)-East of Tiberias and Scythopolis, on the top of a hill, 3 Roman miles from hot springs and baths called Amatha, on the bank of the Hieromax (Onomasticon, under the word). The most likely answer is to the country of the Gerasenes: i.e., Gerasa, a Greek town thought to be the same as the similarly-named Kersa on the east shore of Lake Tiberias. The rooms on each side of the prayer hall were used for auxiliary purposes. distance from capernaum to gerasenes. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. This is just five miles from Capernaum, where Jesus had previously been, so it makes sense. The soil is deep, rich loam, of amazing fertility. Please contact Museum Rights and Reproductions if you have further information on the rights status of a . There are some ruins now on this spot still known by the very slight corruption of Kerzha. Superior buildings are rising outside the ancient walls. The sheltering hills provide excellent grazing areas, particularly for hogs, which are best suited to these rocky hills. Jesus would naturally avoid those in which Greek influences were strong. Some would identify the place with RAMOTH-GILEAD, which see.The site is now occupied by a colony of Circassians, and there is reason to fear that, unless something is done to preserve them, many valuable remains of antiquity will perish.W. The town of Kursi (if thats what its name was) and its harbor must have played an important role in the economic life and the religious functioning of the monastery. 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. The abundance of fish at each place furnished a good reason for the recurrence of the name.W. The air cleared, and the wide welter of foam-crested waves attested the fury of the blast. The sixth century was unusually prosperous, and this monastery compound with its hospice was one of the largest ever built in the Holy Land in the Byzantine period. GADARA. (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26) In Gerasenes in place of Gadarenes. During the second half of the sixth century, the diaconicon was remodeled to house a baptistery. A friend recently asked about the geographical problem of Mark 5 so I thought Id write up some thoughts on the topic. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. Many are the ruins of great and splendid cities on slope and height of which almost nothing is known today. Josephus gives Pella as the northern boundary of Peraea (BJ, III, iii, 3). Traces of ancient buildings in the vicinity show that there must have been a fairly numerous population in the district.2. After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 B.C. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 673. Matthew, using Mark as a source for his own gospel, appears to have been aware of this geographic difficulty. The Second visit to Cana - Cure of the Nobleman's' Son at Capernaum. (ii) Medieval works of travel notice only one Bethsaida. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. The church itself is, of course, the most impressive structure in the monastery compound. History:The name Gadara appears to be Semitic It is still heard in Jedur, which attaches to the ancient rock tombs, with sarcophagi, to the East of the present ruins. The Gerasa of Mark 5:1 was probably Kursi/Gergesa. After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. All three Synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:120; Luke 8:2639; Matthew 8:2834) mention the swine miracle, although with variations. 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. Demonology, About 2 miles farther West are the hot springs of eT-Tabgha. Pilgrimage was cut off and with it a major source of income. 13:1-53. gad'-a-ra (Gadara): 1. Frost is not quite unknown; but no one now alive remembers it to have done more than lay the most delicate fringe of ice around some of the stones on the shore. 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. Gergesenes means "those who come from pilgrimage or fight.". 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 ridge sinks gradually to the East, and falls steeply on the other three sides, so that the position was one of great strength. It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). OK. First up: they dont agree. 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. But (i) this involved a passage from a point on the West to a point on the South shore, "crossing over" two considerable bays; whereas if the boat started from any point in el-BaTeichah, to which we seem to be limited by the "much grass," and by the definition of the district as belonging to Bethsaida, to sail to et-Tell, it was a matter of coasting not more than a couple of miles, with no bay to cross. According to Luke, the demoniac wears no clothes and lives among the tombs. To the North of this the waters of the sea almost touch the foot of the steep slope. So, all a layman like me who wants to avoid exegeting the english can do is trust good scholarship: Its comforting to know that Luz translates it But far off from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.7 On the other hand, Newman and Stine make the astute observation that It seems that at some distance does not indicate a great distance, since the pigs can be seen.8. After Jesus heals him/them, the demons are sent into a herd of pigs. Unfortunately, the most severe damage to the mosaics occurred in the nave. It gradually narrows toward the South, taking the shape of a gigantic pear, with a decided bulge to the West. Jerash, ancient Gerasa (iv) The present writer is familiar with these waters in both storm and calm. Seen from the mountains the broad sheet appears a beautiful blue; so that, in the season of greenery, it is no exaggeration to describe it as a sapphire in a setting of emerald. This would exclude Gadara on the Hieromax. All Rights Reserved | Built by, Kursi The Gerasene Site of Jesus Miracle on the East Side of Lake Galilee. A steamer plies on the sea between the station at Semakh and Tiberias. See FISHING. The Valley of Kursi, or Wadi Samak, is still rich in fertile farming land. Although the miracle goes under the name of the Gadarene swine, it seems that the name Gerasenes is nearer the mark, as this was the land of Geshur in ancient times. The narrative in question is the healing of Legion. , Freeman-Grenville, Chapman, and Taylor, The Onomasticon by Eusebius of Caesarea (Carta Jerusalem, 2003), 45. A paved street, with double colonnade, ran from East to West. Map 4 - The Travels and Acts of Jesus in Year Three of His Ministry c AD29-30 : THIRD PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE [1] Jesus travels from Capernaum to "his own native town" of Nazareth ( Mk 6:1) [2] In Nazareth, he is rejected for a second time (Mt 13:54; Mk 6:1) [3] He continues through Galilee (Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6) and sends out the twelve apostles to preach the Gospel (Mt 10:5; Mk 6:7; Lk 9:1) The modern town stands at the northern corner of the plain; while at the southern end are the famous hot baths, the ancient Hammath. Matthew 15:29 Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. 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). Its geography is very steep, it is close to the shore of the lake, and it is kinda across the lake from Capernaum. Lets be clear: I know zero greek. The structure itself consists of two parts. Gergesa was a small and very obscure town nearly opposite Capernaum. Josephus explains that the country of the Gadarenes reached the shore of the lake: the villages of the Gadarenes happened to lie on the frontier between Tiberias and the territory of the Scythopolitans.4. This has therefore always been a favorite haunt of fishermen. A herd of swine running headlong down the mountain would here inevitably perish in the lake (Matthew 8:32, etc.). The lower part simply encloses a huge boulder, over 22 feet high. It curves round from el-Mejdel in the South, to `Ain et-Tineh, or Khan Minyeh, in the North, a distance of over 3 miles, with an average breadth from the sea to the foot of the mountains of about a mile. The ruins are wide and imposing and are better preserved than any others on the East of Jordan. 6.211. 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. Why swap out one territory for another? If Capernaum were at Khan Minyeh, then the two lay close together. It is overlaid with lava; and here and there around the lake there are outcrops of basalt through the limestone. The healing of Legion is narrated in all three synoptic gospels; they all begin by describing where the event took place: 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.1, Mark 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes., Luke 8:26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.. , Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. From this point the plain of Gennesaret (el-Ghuweir) sweeps round to el-Mejdel, a distance of about 4 miles. Many ancient tombs are to be seen in the face of the hills. William of Tyre calls the city Jarras, and places it 16 miles East of Jordan (Hist, xii, 16). "(iv) There could hardly have been two Bethsaidas so close together.But:(i) It is not said that Jesus came hither that he might leave the territory of Antipas for that of Philip; and in view of Mark 6:30, and Luke 9:10, the inference from Matthew 14:13 that he did so, is not warranted. At this time the residential area was clustered around the church, and most of the former residential quarters were left unrepaired and unsettled. In the northern part of the enclosure, we excavated the remains of the residential quarters of the monastery compound. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Tyre to Capernaum, It takes 0.06 hours to arrive. He could have followed Mark, but he chose to do something else.9 It seems reasonable to this layman to suggest that maybe Matthew relocated the herd because he knew enough of the geography to say that if this event took place in the country of the Gadarenes the herd couldnt be both on a hillside and close to the shore Gadara was around 5 or 6 miles away from the shore, and the hills that lead from Gadara to the lake are very close to Gadara and a number of miles from the lake. Jesus commands the unclean spirits to come out of him. Further, if the Gospel of Mark embodies the recollections of Peter, it would be difficult to find a more reliable authority for topographical details connected with the sea on which his fisher life was spent. To one descending from Mt. Naturally the temperature in the valley is higher than that of the uplands; and here wheat and barley are harvested about a month earlier. 4:1-34. Was Marks knowledge of the Decapolis shaky? In the South it is watered by the stream from Wady el-Chamam, the gorge that opens to the West of el-Mejdel.2. The distance line on map shows distance from Nazareth to Capernaum between two cities. The substitution of sin for cad is easy: but the insertion of the guttural `ain is impossible. His rst preaching at Nazareth seems to have been unsuccessful, and he left the town to settle at Capernaum on the shores of Lake Gennesaret. After all its not far off 300 years after the events. Capernaum (in the original Hebrew. 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. Fish:The sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers. It continued to be a great and important city, and was long the seat of a bishop (Reland, Palestine, 776). Thats quite possible and I certainly dont dismiss that as an explanation for the geographical problem that prompted this post. Facebook. According to Luke 3:23, Jesus was about thirty years old (quite old in those days) when he began his ministry. All three of these New Testament variants have solid textual support. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. A party in the city surrendered it to Vespasian, who placed a garrison there (BJ, IV, vii, 3). In some places, the wall actually touches the boulder. It is probably represented by the modern Jedur, not far from es-Salt (Buhl, Buhl, Geographic des alten Palastina, 255; Guthe). Gadara was the capital of Matthews country of the Gadarenes. Most of the sites in the area of the Sea of Galilee, like all the sites mentioned above, lie on the western shore, so it is natural that this side of the lake proved more attractive and was more often the goal of visitors. Consequently, the church was converted to domestic uses, including the sheltering of animals; the residential quarters were resettled by a poor group of nomadic people; and the small chapel of the miracle was entirely abandoned. It is therefore significant that only the Fourth Gospel speaks of "Bethsaida of Galilee. On the Sea of Galilee there are frequent storms. 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. Nazareth: 32.699634: 35.303548: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 32.24 km: Byzantine Christian monks venerated a site situated a few kilometres north of Hippos on the lake shore, as the location of the miracle. Luke 8:26 They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. So at least that part of the story adds up the pigs could have run into the lake from Gadaras territory. [8] [9] The distance between Bethsaida and Paneas is said to have been 50 mi (80 km). 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. 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 The fig and the vine are still cultivated with success. he first invaded Palestine (Polyb. Ed.) , James R. Edwards, The Gospel according to Mark, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2002), 154. Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. , Tags: Many New Testament manuscripts refer to the "Country of the Gadarenes" or "Gerasenes" rather than the Gergesenes. The ancient walls may be traced in almost their entire circuit of 2 miles. Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him. The natives use it for all purposes, esteeming it light and pleasant. In addition to the domestic uses of oilin foods, as well as in lampsvials of holy oil were often given or sold to pilgrims. 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. We discovered these images when we lifted the columns and reopened the blocked doorways. It is located at the longitude of -71.522615 and latitude of 41.364855. 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. Even if Judas were born in Gamala, and so might properly be called a Gaulonite, he may, like others, have come to be known as belonging to the province in which his active life was spent. 27, Anchor Yale Bible (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2008), 342. The water of the lake is clear and sweet. Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. , Origen, John. "The advent of the railway has stirred afresh the pulses of life in the valley. If the waters are still, the shining splendors of the mountain may be seen mirrored in the blue depths. LUKE. Distances. This is a difficulty for Marks account the pigs would have had to trot many miles from the country of the Gerasenes before they even reached the hillside that overlooks the lake, never mind actually get to the lake itself. But one things for sure: wherever the event happened it was a waste of good bacon. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Distance between Ramat Gan and Capernaum (114,37 km.) Like, not even the alphabet. 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. Fragments of an elaborate border, however, remain intact. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida. Considerable portions have also passed into the hands of Jews. 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. Jesus gives Kingdom illustrations. The demons inside the man beg to be allowed to enter a nearby herd of swine, numbering about 2,000 according to Mark. II, ix, 1). Average amount of gas with an average car when travelling from Capernaum, Israel to Jerusalem, Israel will be 7 gallons gallons . In any event, the "country of the Gergesenes/Gadarenes/Gerasenes" in the New Testament Gospels refers to some location on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Possibly, however, the name may represent the Hebrew ganne sarim, "princely gardens." It dominates the center of the compound and covers a spacious area of 12,110 square feet. 51.91.102.219 From the late fifth to the early seventh centuries, all four sides of the compound had entrances. Geographically its certainly a better fit than Gerasa or Gadara. Distance between Haifa and Capernaum (51,83 km.) It was located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whereas Gerasa and Gadara were several kilometers south-east of it. This tell is crowned by an ancient Canaanite settlement. There he meets a man seized with an unclean spirit (Mark) or with demons (Luke). Zebedee was able to hire men to assist him (Mark 1:20). 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. The demons inside him gave him such strength that he was able to break all the chains and fetters that were intended to subdue him. Country of the Gerasenes:The town itself is not named in Scripture, and is referred to only in the expression, "country of the Gerasenes" (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37; see Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Appendix, 11). 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. There is a cliff lying beside this lake from which they point out the swine were cast down by the demons.15. Your IP: This seems to be the fountain called "Capharnaum" by Josephus (BJ, III, x, 8). v. 37) describe Jesus' healing of the demoniac "Legion" and . As in the case of the other Bethsaida, no name has been recovered to guide us to the site. A third city, Hippos, was similar in character to Gadara and Gerasa, and it may fit the biblical account even better. 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). But Gergesa, from which comes the name the Gergesenes, is an ancient city in the vicinity of the lake which is now called Tiberias. The southern city, therefore, should be understood as "the capital of Peraea" in BJ, IV; vii, 3.Gadara was a member of the DECAPOLIS (which see).W. Near by is the site at `Ain et-Tabigha, which many have identified with Bethsaida of Galilee. 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. Recently the German Catholics made extensive purchases, including the village of el-Mejdel. A person seated on this bench beholds, through the chapels small prayer hall, an excellent view of the enclosed rock on the terrace below, and, from there, of the monastery at the bottom of the hill and the Sea of Galilee beyond. It lay near the place where the Jordan enters the Sea of Gennesaret (Ant., XVIII, ii, 1; BJ, II, ix, 1; III, x, 7; Vita, 72). Although the ruins of this settlement, known as Tell el-Kursi, can still be seen, the site remains unexcavated. 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. Thus Gamala, on the eastern shore, was within the jurisdiction of Josephus, who commanded in Galilee (BJ, II, xx, 4). The two towns were therefore practically in the same line. Brill, 19942000), 204. After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. Two paved streets with double colonnades cut through the city at right angles, four massive pedestals still marking the point of intersection. Description: If you know the geography of the Sea of Galilee at all, its almost entirely surrounded by hills, some of them pretty steep. 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