From the beginning of our work, it was clear that we were excavating the remains of a large, walled settlement of a religious character, undoubtedly a monastery that included a well-built basilica of exceptional quality. Rooms known as pastophoria, which played an important part in the ritual and the liturgy, flank the apse. Distance between Ramat Gan and Capernaum (114,37 km.) That monastery was destroyed by Sassanid Persian armies in 614 CE, partially rebuilt, and finally levelled by the 749 Galilee earthquake. Some of these sites, such as Capernaum, have a continuous and uninterrupted place in the history of Christian pilgrimage, beginning as far back as the first centuries of our era. The indigo plant is grown in the plain of Gennesaret. They include several splendid temples, theaters, basilica, palaces and baths, with hippodrome and naumachia. The chapel has an apse constructed within a natural rock shelter. v.71). The first two are in the Authorized Version. Distance between North District and Capernaum (9,93 km.) This has therefore always been a favorite haunt of fishermen. See GENNESARET, LAND OF. Only twice in over 5 years the present writer witnessed such a hurricane. Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. Such storms are fairly frequent, and as they are attended with danger to small craft, the boatmen are constantly on the alert. It is the only place fitting Matthew's description, since it contains the only "steep bank" in the area descending all the way to the shore of the lake. We discovered these images when we lifted the columns and reopened the blocked doorways. In some places, the wall actually touches the boulder. Here he feeds the 5,000 (Mt 14:14; Mk 6:33; Lk 9:11; Jn 6:5) [6] The disciples return across the Sea of Galilee (Mt 14:22; Mk 6:45), Jesus walking on the water to join them (Mt 14:25; Mk 6:48; Jn 6:19). Description: About 2 miles farther West are the hot springs of eT-Tabgha. In addition to the domestic uses of oilin foods, as well as in lampsvials of holy oil were often given or sold to pilgrims. One things for sure: Gergasa, if it can be equated with Kursi, is the most geographically plausible16 reading. At the end of the nave is a semicircular apse. 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. These things, together with the frequent, and sometimes terribly destructive, earthquakes, sufficiently attest the volcanic character of the region. In their season the wild flowers lavish a wealth of lovely colors upon the surrounding slopes; while bright-blossoming oleanders fringe the shore.Coming westward from the point where the Jordan enters the lake, the mountains approach within a short distance of the sea. This is doubtless to be identified with the village of Bethsaida in Lower Gaulonitis which the Tetrarch Philip raised to the rank of a city, and called Julias, in honor of Julia, the daughter of Augustus. An excellent account of the ruins is given in Thomson's LB, III, 558.There is nothing above ground of older date than the 2nd and 3rd centuries of our era; but there is no reason to doubt that the Greek city of Gerasa stood on the same site. The greatest breadth is in the North, from el-Mejdel to the mouth of Wady Semak being rather over 7 miles. Jesus commands the unclean spirits to come out of him. Gergesenes means "those who come from pilgrimage or fight.". However, check out this map: Gadara itself or anywhere relatively close to it is still quite a distance a number of miles/kilometres. 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. ), and "the lake" (Luke 5:1, etc.). It throws out a rocky promontory into the sea, and beyond this are the ruins of Khan Minyeh, with `Ain et-Tineh close under the cliff. 10, Library of the Historical Jesus Studies (London; New Delhi; New York; Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2013), 168. The distance from the Dead Sea to the Sea of Galilee is 104 miles or 167 kilometers. After Jesus heals him/them, the demons are sent into a herd of pigs. Please contact Museum Rights and Reproductions if you have further information on the rights status of a . The distance line on map shows distance from Nazareth to Capernaum between two cities. The ancient walls may be traced in almost their entire circuit of 2 miles. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. If Capernaum were at Khan Minyeh, then the two lay close together. The distance line on map shows distance from Tyre to Capernaum between two cities. It should be noted, however, that the name is in origin radically different from Bethsaida. The substitution of sin for cad is easy: but the insertion of the guttural `ain is impossible. (London; New York: United Bible Societies, 1994), 18, 72, 121. The production of oil served as a popular source of income for monastic communities and settlements at Christian holy places. , For those who subscribe to inerrancy, get over yourselves and actually read the text. Gerasa and Gadara are accounted for in historical accounts (by writers such as Pliny the Elder and Josephus) and by archaeological research. Within the apse is a bench subdivided into semicircular, plastered seats. However, Im not alone in thinking that this isnt the best explanation.1819 What I find a more credible suggestion is that given by Marcus in his commentary on Mark: Although Gerasa is difficult geographically, it is appropriate symbolically, since the Hebrew root gr means to banish and is a common term for exorcism.20. They refuse to drink from the Jordan, alleging that "who drinks Jordan drinks fever." 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. v. 37) describe Jesus' healing of the demoniac "Legion" and . (iv) The present writer is familiar with these waters in both storm and calm. The heights of Naphtali, piled up in the North, seem to culminate only in the snowy summit of Great Hermon. 3. At this time the residential area was clustered around the church, and most of the former residential quarters were left unrepaired and unsettled. The figure of a ship frequently appears on its coins: conclusive. To deal with it he changed country of the Gerasenes to country of the Gadarenes: 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.. Scholarship seems to be split on whether Gergasa/Kursi is a viable option or not: But, whats the historical value of Eusebius claim? Description:Modern Jerash lies on both banks of Wady Jerash, about 6 miles from its confluence with Wady ez-Zerqa (the Jabbok). The land is almost entirely cleared, and it rewards the toil of the husbandman with all its ancient generosity.W. It is overlaid with lava; and here and there around the lake there are outcrops of basalt through the limestone. Thomas P. Halton, trans. Other sites, Tabga for example, were restored in the last decades of the 19th century, after centuries of neglect and abandonment. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Cana to Capernaum, It takes 0.03 hours to arrive. The Second visit to Cana - Cure of the Nobleman's' Son at Capernaum. 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.. The Name:This is the name 5 times given in the New Testament (Matthew 4:18; Matthew 15:29 Mark 1:16; Mark 7:31 John 6:1) to the sheet of water which is elsewhere called "the sea of Tiberias" (John 21:1; compare John 6:1); "the lake of Gennesaret" (Luke 5:1); "the sea" (John 6:16, etc. Harry M. Jol, Gloria I. Lpez, Haim Cohen, Michal Artzy, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, Matthew 8:28-34, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gergesa&oldid=1129180387, Articles needing additional references from January 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 December 2022, at 00:24. Jesus is in Capernaum, he gets on a boat, sails across the Sea of Galilee, ends up in a storm, and calms the water. Interpreting the reference to the hillside as anywhere but the steep banks that encircle the lake is geographically problematic: the record describes a pretty short run for the pigs their stampede was quickly over. As in the case of the other Bethsaida, no name has been recovered to guide us to the site. Matthew 15:29 Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. 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. Around 150 years later Origen comes along, and, knowing that Matthews attempted fix isnt watertight, relocates the event to Gergasa based on what is probably an ancient tradition. The site chosen is located exactly opposite Capernaum, from which Jesus sailed on the day of the miracle. We have now conducted five seasons of excavations at the site, during 19701973 and in 1980. The Name:The first syllable of the name Gennesaret is evidently the Hebrew gan, "garden"; while the second may be a proper name. ifsi virtual learning. A few palms are still to be seen. 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 fig and the vine are still cultivated with success. "One may call this place the ambition of nature;. The place is not mentioned till later times. To the North of this the waters of the sea almost touch the foot of the steep slope. Matthew, using Mark as a source for his own gospel, appears to have been aware of this geographic difficulty. Eusebius of Caesarea (260313 CE10) in his Onomasticon (basically a long list of place names with explanations of their location), not content with his available options of Gerasa and Gadara Eusebius decided to add a third candidate: Eusebius, Onomasticon, 74: Gergesa There the Lord healed the demoniacs. The narratives of Mark and Luke tell us that the heard of pigs was located on the hillside and that the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea (Mk 5:13 Lukes record is pretty much identical). The narrative in question is the healing of Legion. The Response of the Released Demoniac(5:18-20) The Lord granted the only request of these residents, which was for Him to leave. Smooth plaster covered the rock walls of the apse. Mark 7:31 Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis. It may have been the fishing town adjoining the larger city. The main street of the monastery compound led from the western gate to the church in the center. Reland (Pal, II, 806) notes certain extant coins of Gerasa, from which it is clear that in the 2nd century it was a center of the worship of Artemis. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. 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. he first invaded Palestine (Polyb. , The name Gerasenes is to be associated with the modern city of Jerash, located in Transjordan, 22 miles N of Amman. John McRay, Gerasenes, ed. John 1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. Calms a storm from . Tyre: 33.2721571: 35.203278: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 55.56 km: 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. He therefore took it upon himself to change the geographical details to make them more realistic. 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. There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. The Moslem conquest followed shortly thereafter in the seventh century. , Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. Some of these it is impossible to identify. Nazareth: 32.699634: 35.303548: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 32.24 km: If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Nazareth to Capernaum, It takes 0.04 hours to arrive. The multitude following on foot along the northern shore of the lake would cross the Jordan by the ford at its mouth which is used by foot travelers to this day. 13:1-53. Distances. On the Sea of Galilee there are frequent storms. After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. Facebook. This it is that lends its highest charm to "the eye of Galilee. gad'-a-ra (Gadara):1. 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. Luke 9:10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. All three Synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:120; Luke 8:2639; Matthew 8:2834) mention the swine miracle, although with variations. And that doesnt fit the description were given of the stampede at all. 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). ", 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 continued to be a great and important city, and was long the seat of a bishop (Reland, Palestine, 776). Distance between Haifa and Capernaum (51,83 km.) William of Tyre calls the city Jarras, and places it 16 miles East of Jordan (Hist, xii, 16). The action you just performed triggered the security solution. It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). (NOTE.-The Textus Receptus of the New Testament reading. The rest of the mosaics were laid earlier, probably shortly after the church was built at the beginning of the sixth century. This writer extols the productiveness of the plain. He says that it supplies grapes and figs through ten months of the year, and other fruits as they ripen together throughout the year (same place). These demon-possessed pigs then run headlong into the lake and, presumably, drown. Want of precision on topographical points, therefore, need not surprise us. Cultivation was confined to the Southwest part; and the rest furnished grazing ground for a tribe of nomads. Thus Gamala, on the eastern shore, was within the jurisdiction of Josephus, who commanded in Galilee (BJ, II, xx, 4). :Many scholars maintain that all the New Testament references to Bethsaida apply to one place, namely, Bethsaida Julias. Woe to you, Bethsaida! 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. It is therefore significant that only the Fourth Gospel speaks of "Bethsaida of Galilee. Mark 6:45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away. Rows of columns separate the central nave from the aisles on either side. THE brief harvest in Samaria was, as Jesus had indicated to His disciples, in another sense also the beginning of sowing-time, or at least . a site named Khersa (or Kursi) among the cliffs overlooking the lakethe traditional site, but with little to argue in its favor. Although the ruins of this settlement, known as Tell el-Kursi, can still be seen, the site remains unexcavated. The lower part simply encloses a huge boulder, over 22 feet high. Contradictions, The at some distance is a bit fluffy in the english it could mean anywhere from not far to miles away. Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. Ronald E. Heine, Vol. Fish:The sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers. The abundance of fish at each place furnished a good reason for the recurrence of the name.W. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. Important Roman remains have recently been discovered here. Mark 8:22 He came to Bethsaida. When it comes down to it we really have no idea where the event the narratives are based on took place. (he thalassa tes Galilaias):1. In the parallel passages (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon "country of the Gerasenes." Ewing, "house of fish," Bethsaida, the name of two cities on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Possibly, however, the name may represent the Hebrew ganne sarim, "princely gardens." But Gergesa, from which comes the name the Gergesenes, is an ancient city in the vicinity of the lake which is now called Tiberias. To the Galilee flocked not only pilgrims, but also monks and scholars, searching for the places that Jesus had known. Nearly opposite Tiberias is the stronghold of Chal`-at el Chocn, possibly the ancient Hippos, with the village of Fik, the ancient Aphek, on the height to the East. Occasionally, however, tempests break over the lake, in which a boat could hardly live. Modern methods of agriculture are being employed in the Jewish colonies, which are rapidly increasing in number. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida. 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. 33A, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 1998), 226. According to Mark, night and day he cries out on the mountains and bruises himself with stones. It was used to drive certain mills, and also to refresh the neighboring land. With the conquest of the Moslems it passed under eclipse, and is now an utter ruin.3. A city in Transjordania, situated about thirty-five m. SE of the S end of the Sea of Galilee, one of the cities of the Decapolis; the inhabitants of the city. GENNESARET, lake of, same as Tiberias, sea of. Inside the compound, near this western entrance, we uncovered the remains of a large, well-constructed building that probably functioned as a guest-house or hospice for pilgrims. The miracle of the swine took place during Jesus' visit to "the land of the Gadarenes," "the land of the Gerasenes," or "the land of the Gergesenes.". After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 B.C. One of the most significant sites on the eastern shore is the place where the so-called swine miracle is thought to have occurred. The soil on the level parts around the sea is exceedingly fertile. (iii) The East coast of the sea was definitely attached to Galilee in A.D. 84, and Ptolemy (circa 140) places Julius in Galilee. Finding out that biblical hail was actually ice and fire mixed together, which is actually ash blobs. Kursi disappeared entirely until a bulldozer rediscovered it more than a thousand years later. Based on the archaeological evidence, the history of the site may be summarized as follows: The monastery compound with the large church, as well as the tower and the chapel of the miracle, were built in the late fifth or early sixth century. The ruins include those of two theaters, a basilica, a temple, and many important buildings, telling of a once great and splendid city. The sheltering hills provide excellent grazing areas, particularly for hogs, which are best suited to these rocky hills. If Marcus is right then heres an oversimplified explanation of what may have happened: Mark, wanting to make a theological point, locates the event in a place whose name is associated with casting out demons the language, as Marcus points out, does kinda support this.21 This strengthens the exorcism theme of the pericope seems legit. 31 or 32. If the waters are still, the shining splendors of the mountain may be seen mirrored in the blue depths. gad'-a-ra (Gadara): 1. JOHN. On the sands along the shore from el-Mejdel to `Ain et-Tineh these shells are so numerous as to cause a white glister in the sunlight.The main formation of the surrounding district is limestone. 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. The distance is about 19 miles from the river. They were both Gentile cities filled with citizens who were culturally more Greek than Semitic; this would account for the pigs in the biblical account. Zebedee was able to hire men to assist him (Mark 1:20). In a few moments the air was thick with mist, through which one could hear the roar of the tortured waters. It gradually narrows toward the South, taking the shape of a gigantic pear, with a decided bulge to the West. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him. 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. , William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 612. 2, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989), 158. To get any further with working out where the event took place (if it took place at all) we can turn to church history. It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). It varies in depth from 130 ft. to 148 ft., being deepest along the course of the Jordan (Barrois, PEFS, 1894, 211-20). Although the site was severely damaged, life continued as before, but with a lower living standard. 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). These differences caused copyists of the gospels to perform no end of monkey-business with the sentence there are 3 variants for each of the synoptic gospels.2 Were looking at a genuine problem that was recognised very early. The total distance between Galilee and Capernaum is 5131 KM (kilometers) and 307.05 meters. The distance is about 19 miles from the river. In the rooms north of the prayer hall, we found an oil-press, including the crushing, pressing and collecting components. He deals with a remaining issue by locating the herd some distance away rather than on the hillside next to the lake. (Ant., XV, vii, 3; BJ, I, xx, 3). , Barclay Moon Newman and Philip C. Stine, A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1992), 248. Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. The pigs would still have had to have been long distance runners not the picture painted for us in Mark or Luke where the herd is on the hillside close to the water. 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. iv.12; St. Mark i.14; St. Luke iv.14, 15; St. John iv.43-54.) A third city, Hippos, was similar in character to Gadara and Gerasa, and it may fit the biblical account even better. All scripture quoted from The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989), If you want to get into the detail see Bruce Manning Metzger, United Bible Societies, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, Second Edition a Companion Volume to the United Bible Societies Greek New Testament (4th Rev. Only about 60 percent have survived, but this is enough to attest that the mosaics in the church at Kursi exemplified mosaic art in its finest tradition. References to Bethsaida apply to one place, namely, Bethsaida Julias indigo plant is grown the... 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