Region
Decapolis
dih-KAP-uh-lis · Modern Northern Jordan / Golan region
Decapolis is a region of the biblical world, known today as Northern Jordan / Golan region.
What is known
- Crowds from the Decapolis followed Jesus's ministry (Matthew 4:25)
- After his healing, the former demoniac from the region of the Gerasenes proclaimed what Jesus had done throughout the Decapolis (Mark 5:20)
History
- Founded
- A loose league of ten Hellenistic Greco-Roman cities (including Gadara, Gerasa, Scythopolis/Beth Shean, and Damascus) east and south of the Sea of Galilee
- Population
- Estimated 150,000–250,000 residents across the ten-city league and its rural territory in the 1st century AD
- Coordinates
- 32.5000° N, 36.0000° E
Scripture references
- Matthew 4:25
- Mark 5:20
- Mark 7:31
On a modern map
Further reading
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