a city which gave name to the country of the Gadarenes; situated
on a steep rocky hill on the river Hieromax, or Yermuck, about five
miles from its junction with the Jordan. It was a place of considerable
note in the time of Josephus, and the metropolis of Peræa, or the
country beyond Jordan. It was also celebrated for its hot baths. The
vicinity was likewise called the country of the Gergesenes, from Gerasa,
or Gergesa, another considerable city in the same neighbourhood. Thus
the miracle of our Lord performed here is represented by St. Mark to
have been done in the country of the Gadarenes, Mark v, 1; and by St.
Matthew, in that of the Gergesenes, Matt. viii, 28.
on a steep rocky hill on the river Hieromax, or Yermuck, about five
miles from its junction with the Jordan. It was a place of considerable
note in the time of Josephus, and the metropolis of Peræa, or the
country beyond Jordan. It was also celebrated for its hot baths. The
vicinity was likewise called the country of the Gergesenes, from Gerasa,
or Gergesa, another considerable city in the same neighbourhood. Thus
the miracle of our Lord performed here is represented by St. Mark to
have been done in the country of the Gadarenes, Mark v, 1; and by St.
Matthew, in that of the Gergesenes, Matt. viii, 28.