Gergesa, also Gergasa (Γέργεσα 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. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi.

Mar 12, 2019 · 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 we’ll get to in a bit).

The Gerasenes, also referred to as the Gadarenes or Gergesenes in various Gospel accounts, are a group of people mentioned in the New Testament in connection with the miraculous healing performed by Jesus Christ.

Gerasa was a city situated near the Jabbok River about eighteen m. E of the Jordan, about twenty m. SE of Pella, and twenty m. N of Philadelphia. Archeologists identify it with the modern Jarash. At this distance from the Sea of Galilee, Gerasa could not have been the site of the healing of “Legion.” It is doubtful that Jesus ever visited it.

Gerasa itself is probably represented by the ruins of Kurseh on the South side of Wady Semak, just where it opens on the seashore. The ruins of the town are not considerable; but there are remains of a strong wall which must have surrounded the place.

Gerasa, also known as Gergesa or Gadara in some biblical accounts, is a significant location mentioned in the New Testament. It is primarily known for the miracle of Jesus casting demons into a herd of pigs, an event recorded in the Synoptic Gospels.

Christian tradition, at least since the fourth century, has identified Kursi-Gergesa with the miracle of the swine. But can this tradition be trusted? An Israeli geographer-historian gives us his answer.

T he people of Gergesa are called “Gergasenes.” The people of Gadara are called “Gadarenes.” This was probably the scene of the miraculous demoniac exorcism by Jesus Christ and the mass pig drowning described in Mark 5:1-20; Matt. 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39.

Gerasa, Gadara or Gergesa (Luke 8;26, 37) As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet Him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in a cemetery outside the town.

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