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Decapolis

Transjordan · New Testament · 3 verses

A region of ten Greek cities mostly east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee. The name appears in Matthew, Mark in the King James text.

About Decapolis

A region of ten Greek cities mostly east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee.

Its place in the story

The Decapolis was a largely Gentile region where crowds followed Jesus. Here he healed a deaf man and a formerly demon-possessed man proclaimed throughout the region what Jesus had done for him.

Decapolis in Scripture (KJV)

“And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.”
Matthew 4:25 (KJV)
“And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.”
Mark 5:20 (KJV)
“And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.”
Mark 7:31 (KJV)

Where it leads

In the Decapolis Jesus healed the sick and a delivered man spread word of what Jesus had done.

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Where is Decapolis in the Bible?

A region of ten Greek cities mostly east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee. The name appears in Matthew, Mark in the King James text.

What happened at Decapolis?

The Decapolis was a largely Gentile region where crowds followed Jesus. Here he healed a deaf man and a formerly demon-possessed man proclaimed throughout the region what Jesus had done for him.

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