The production of oil served as a popular source of income for monastic communities and settlements at Christian holy places. This condition is fulfilled only by the district immediately South of Wady Semak, North of Qal `at el-Chucn. The monastery compound lies at the foot of a hill, on a plain by the Sea of Galilee. Today they are the modern towns of Jerash and Umm Qais. Hippos, Gerasa, and Gadara were all counted in the Decapolis, an informal grouping of Greco-Roman cities just south of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi. Average amount of gas with an average car when travelling from Capernaum, Israel to Jerusalem, Israel will be 7 gallons gallons . Matthew, using Mark as a source for his own gospel, appears to have been aware of this geographic difficulty. If freedom and security be enjoyed in reasonable measure, the region will again display its long-hidden treasures of fertility and beauty.W. A few palms are still to be seen. gad'-a-ra (Gadara): 1. The air cleared, and the wide welter of foam-crested waves attested the fury of the blast. Jesus commands the unclean spirits to come out of him. Many New Testament manuscripts refer to the "Country of the Gadarenes" or "Gerasenes" rather than the Gergesenes. The Gadarenes captured some of the boldest of the Jews, of whom several were put to death, and others imprisoned (ibid., 5). 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. 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. Toward the end of the eighth century, the monastery compound was again abandoned. This seems to be the fountain called "Capharnaum" by Josephus (BJ, III, x, 8). When it comes down to it we really have no idea where the event the narratives are based on took place. Christian artifacts from Kursi can be viewed at the Golan Archaeological Museum. Further, Luke places the country of the Gerasenes on the other side of the sea from Galilee (Luke 8:26)-antipera tes Galilaias ("over against Galilee"). 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. Some of these it is impossible to identify. 6.211. proof that its territory reached the sea. 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. App., 11).)2. Description:Modern Jerash lies on both banks of Wady Jerash, about 6 miles from its confluence with Wady ez-Zerqa (the Jabbok). Why would Matthew do that? 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. The northern one, called the prothesis, housed the offerings of the faithful; the southern one, called the diaconicon, provided storage space for the sacred vessels and the vestments of the clergy. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. Some are of the opinion that Gergesa was the country of the ancient Girgashites; but it is more probable that 'Gergesenes' was introduced by Origen upon mere conjecture; as before him most copies seem to have read 'Gadarenes', agreeable to the parallel passages and the ancient Syriac version. So, Im kinda dependent on lexicons to tell me whats what. 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. This courtyard provided an impressive space to meet, talk and restperhaps on the low benches whose remains we found on the western side. Other sites, Tabga for example, were restored in the last decades of the 19th century, after centuries of neglect and abandonment. There are some ruins now on this spot still known by the very slight corruption of Kerzha. Did he just take a stab at a location that seemed possible based on what hed heard somewhere? The land is almost entirely cleared, and it rewards the toil of the husbandman with all its ancient generosity.W. 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. (NOTE.-The Textus Receptus of the New Testament reading. However, later, probably after the Persian invasion in 614 A.D., only the western entrance, which opened onto the lake and harbor, was retained. , 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. 6.211. Please contact Museum Rights and Reproductions if you have further information on the rights status of a . Capernaum area. It continued to be a great and important city, and was long the seat of a bishop (Reland, Palestine, 776). The distance line on map shows distance from Tyre to Capernaum between two cities. Therefore it was no contrary wind that carried them toward Capernaum and the "land of Gennesaret." The distance line on map shows distance from Cana to Capernaum between two cities. In the northern part of the enclosure, we excavated the remains of the residential quarters of the monastery compound. The Gerasa of Mark 5:1 was probably Kursi/Gergesa. Kursi disappeared entirely until a bulldozer rediscovered it more than a thousand years later. The distance is about 19 miles from the river. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. , Barclay Moon Newman and Philip C. Stine, A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1992), 248. Tiberias: 32.795858: 35.530975: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 10.19 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. Although the site was severely damaged, life continued as before, but with a lower living standard. [8] [9] The distance between Bethsaida and Paneas is said to have been 50 mi (80 km). From the northern parts of the lake the Horns of ChaTTin, the traditional Mount of Beatitudes, may be seen through the rocky jaws of the gorge. The first two are in the Authorized Version. Its fair to say this is one of the weirder gospel narratives. 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 "green grass" of Mark 6:39, and the "much grass" of John 6:10, point to some place in the plain of el-BaTeichah, on the rich soil of which the grass is green and plentiful compared with the scanty herbage on the higher slopes. ", beth-sa'-i-da (Bethsaida, "house of fishing"):(1) A city East of the Jordan, in a "desert place" (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves and two fishes (Mark 6:32 Luke 9:10). It is therefore significant that only the Fourth Gospel speaks of "Bethsaida of Galilee. So at least that part of the story adds up the pigs could have run into the lake from Gadaras territory. These variations caused little concern to the early Christian fathers who, in the late third century (as we know from literary sources), fixed the site of the miracle on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, at the mouth of Wadi Samak, also known as the Valley of Kursi (KOOR-see). (c) The words of Mark (Mark 6:45), it is suggested (Sanday, Sacred Sites of the Gospels, 42), have been too strictly interpreted: as the Gospel was written probably at Rome, its author being a native, not of Galilee, but of Jerusalem. Now a village is pointed out beside Lake Tiberias, into which the swine rushed down headlong.11. 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. Jerusalem: 31.7857: 35.2007: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 126.65 km: ge-nes'-a-ret he ge Gennesaret):1. 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. See FISHING. 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. Capernaum is a Peru city located at the longitude of -77.488175 and latitude of -4.446235 . Fragments of an elaborate border, however, remain intact. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. 13:1-53. 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. , Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. Alexander Janneus invested the place, and reduced it after a ten months' siege (Ant., XIII, iii, 3; BJ, I, iv, 2). Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. The greatest breadth is in the North, from el-Mejdel to the mouth of Wady Semak being rather over 7 miles. It varies in depth from 130 ft. to 148 ft., being deepest along the course of the Jordan (Barrois, PEFS, 1894, 211-20). It is located at the longitude of -71.522615 and latitude of 41.364855. John 6:1 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias. Its just one of those things. Now there is no question that Capernaum was on "the other side," nor is there any suggestion that the boat was driven out of its course; and it is quite obvious that, sailing toward Capernaum, whether at Tell Chum or at Khan Minyeh, it would never reach Bethsaida Julius. The water from `Ain et-Tabgha was brought round the promontory at `Ain et-Tineh by a conduit cut in the rock. 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. Superior buildings are rising outside the ancient walls. When he sees Jesus, the demoniac begs Jesus not to torment him. He who feared His arrival now dreaded His departure. Tabor and approaching the edge of the great hollow, on a bright spring day, when the land has already assumed its fairest garments, the view of the sea, as it breaks upon the vision in almost its whole extent, is one never to be forgotten. 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. In recent years there has been a considerable revival of this industry. There he meets a man seized with an unclean spirit (Mark) or with demons (Luke). (London; New York: United Bible Societies, 1994), 18, 72, 121. The absence of any name resembling Bethsaida need not concern us.Were There Two Bethsaidas? Only twice in over 5 years the present writer witnessed such a hurricane. Next, we reach the mouth of Wady Semak, in which lie the ruins of Kurseh, probably representing the ancient Gerasa. Where vegetable gardens are planted they yield plentifully. LUKE. The house of Andrew and Peter seems to have been not far from the synagogue in Capernaum . 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. du Talmud, 45).Centuries of neglect made a sad change in the plain. Demonology, (ii) Medieval works of travel notice only one Bethsaida. With these, however, the Gerasenes dealt mercifully, letting such as wished go free, and escorting them to the border (BJ, II, xviii, 1, 5). The total distance between Galilee and Capernaum is 5131 KM (kilometers) and 307.05 meters. The fig and the vine are still cultivated with success. There is a cliff lying beside this lake from which they point out the swine were cast down by the demons.15. , Ulrich Luz, Matthew: A Commentary, ed. GADARA. And that doesnt fit the description were given of the stampede at all. To one descending from Mt. Click to reveal he first invaded Palestine (Polyb. GENNESARET, lake of, same as Tiberias, sea of. The gospels. The arguments for and against this view may be summarized as follows:(a) Galilee ran right round the lake, including most of the level coastland on the East. 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. Tyre: 33.2721571: 35.203278: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 55.56 km: Important Roman remains have recently been discovered here. , Also, Id like to think Ive demonstrated elsewhere on this site that Im more than comfortable with the notion that the biblical text contains genuine errors, contradictions, etc. Kefar-nahum, "Village of Nahum") was a prosperous . This tell is crowned by an ancient Canaanite settlement. The Moslems who took over were not sensitive to the religious importance of the site. A third city, Hippos, was similar in character to Gadara and Gerasa, and it may fit the biblical account even better. Gergasa, it has been suggested12, is a transliteration of Kursi, located half way up the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The modern town stands at the northern corner of the plain; while at the southern end are the famous hot baths, the ancient Hammath. There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The hot springs, as noted above, are in the bottom of the valley to the North. Jesus is in Capernaum, he gets on a boat, sails across the Sea of Galilee, ends up in a storm, and calms the water. It is probably represented by the modern Jedur, not far from es-Salt (Buhl, Buhl, Geographic des alten Palastina, 255; Guthe). (In Matthew, the story tells of two demoniacs.) To the North of this the waters of the sea almost touch the foot of the steep slope. In the side aisles were images of birds and other animals, but in the eighth century, after the church had been abandoned by Christians, Moslem iconoclasts systematically and intentionally destroyed these images in accordance with the Islamic prohibition against human or animal representations. The surface is 680 ft. below the level of the Mediterranean. 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. If it lay on the East it is inconceivable that none of them should have mentioned the river in this connection. Bacon, That monastery was destroyed by Sassanid Persian armies in 614 CE, partially rebuilt, and finally levelled by the 749 Galilee earthquake. Naturally the temperature in the valley is higher than that of the uplands; and here wheat and barley are harvested about a month earlier. 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. 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 mountains on the East and on the West rise to about 2,000 ft. 4:1-34. 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) 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. Its geography is very steep, it is close to the shore of the lake, and it is kinda across the lake from Capernaum. The fruits of Gennesaret had such high repute among the rabbis that they were not allowed in Jerusalem at the time of the feasts, lest any might be tempted to come merely for their enjoyment (Neubauer, Geog. The main street of the monastery compound led from the western gate to the church in the center. After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. He calls the inhabitants Syrians, when, at the beginning of the Jewish revolt, the district round Gerasa was laid waste. On the basis of the textual evidence alone, we cannot determine which of these variants is . As Jesus began to get back into the boat, the delivered demoniac pleaded with Him that he might accompany Him. To get any further with working out where the event took place (if it took place at all) we can turn to church history. , James R. Edwards, The Gospel according to Mark, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2002), 154. 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. Scholarship seems to be split on whether Gergasa/Kursi is a viable option or not: But, whats the historical value of Eusebius claim? "(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. In some places, the wall actually touches the boulder. In the middle of the eighth century, probably as a result of the disastrous earthquake of 746/747, the monastery was destroyed. If you know the geography of the Sea of Galilee at all, its almost entirely surrounded by hills, some of them pretty steep. Luke 8:26 They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. Nazareth: 32.699634: 35.303548: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 32.24 km: On the Sea of Galilee there are frequent storms. Still other pilgrimage sites, such as Magdala, have been only recently rediscovered by archaeological excavations after having been entirely forgotten for more than a thousand years. Distance between North District and Capernaum (9,93 km.) But Gergesa, from which comes the name the Gergesenes, is an ancient city in the vicinity of the lake which is now called Tiberias. 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. 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." At the beginning of the Jewish revolt the country around Gadara was laid waste (BJ, II, xviii, 1). (ii) The Bethsaida of medieval writers was evidently on the West of the Jordan. , Joel Marcus, Mark 18: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, vol. Ewing. 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