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Gadarenes

GADARENES (gad-a-renz').

The inhabitants of Gadara, mentioned in the account of the healing of the demoniacs also called "Gergesenes," and "Gerasenes."

Gad Ara was the capital of the Roman province of Peraea, E of the Jordan, about six miles from the Sea of Galilee and opposite Tiberias. Jesus healed the demoniac in Gadara.

The modern village Um-Keis is in the midst of ruins intimating the grandeur of the ancient Gadara.

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