Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. Gadara was the capital of Matthews country of the Gadarenes. GENNESARET, lake of, same as Tiberias, sea of. It maybe taken as certain that the jurisdiction of Gadara, as the chief city in these regions, extended over the country East of the Sea, including the lands of the subordinate town, GERASA (which see). 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). The indigo plant is grown in the plain of Gennesaret. [8] [9] The distance between Bethsaida and Paneas is said to have been 50 mi (80 km). Zebedee was able to hire men to assist him (Mark 1:20). It is located at the longitude of -71.522615 and latitude of 41.364855. Recently the German Catholics made extensive purchases, including the village of el-Mejdel. 51.91.102.219 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. It is therefore significant that only the Fourth Gospel speaks of "Bethsaida of Galilee. Capernaum (in the original Hebrew. The fishing industry was evidently pursued to profit in the days of Christ. The monastery compound lies at the foot of a hill, on a plain by the Sea of Galilee. open map. . Woe to you, Bethsaida! , Tags: it is a happy contention of the seasons, as if each of them claimed this country; for it not only nourishes different sorts of autumnal fruit beyond men's expectation, but preserves them a great while." Rows of columns separate the central nave from the aisles on either side. 6.211. v. 37) describe Jesus' healing of the demoniac "Legion" and . , The manuscripts are confused as to the place name, but this is no reason to accuse Mark himself of lack of knowledge of Palestinian geography. R. Alan Cole, Mark: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. Nazareth: 32.699634: 35.303548: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 32.24 km: This writer extols the productiveness of the plain. If freedom and security be enjoyed in reasonable measure, the region will again display its long-hidden treasures of fertility and beauty.W. One of the most significant sites on the eastern shore is the place where the so-called swine miracle is thought to have occurred. See CAPERNAUM. West of this village opens the tremendous gorge, Wady el Chamam, with the famous robbers' fastnesses in its precipitous sides, and the ruins of Arbela on its southern lip. Storms:The position of the lake makes it liable to sudden storms, the cool air from the uplands rushing down the gorges with great violence and tossing the waters in tumultuous billows. LUKE. Why would he do that? Kefar-nahum, "Village of Nahum") was a prosperous . unique traits of plants, animals and humans. If it lay on the East it is inconceivable that none of them should have mentioned the river in this connection. iv.12; St. Mark i.14; St. Luke iv.14, 15; St. John iv.43-54.) Nearby, halfway up the steep slope was a separate towerlike structure. 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. I just think that in this case theres a better explanation. By protecting the boulder with a massive tower and building a chapel behind and above it, the early Christian fathers both commemorated and sanctified a site that Christian pilgrims could relate to the life of Jesus. Ewing. 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 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.. All Im able to say with any confidence is that Matthew felt compelled to change the location of the pigs. Distances. This seems to be the fountain called "Capharnaum" by Josephus (BJ, III, x, 8). After stilling the storm while crossing the Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands with his disciples on the eastern shore of the lake. v.71). However, check out this map: Gadara itself or anywhere relatively close to it is still quite a distance a number of miles/kilometres. Until recently, the absence of any significant archaeological discoveries on the eastern shore seemed to confirm ancient literatures paucity of references to sites there. "(iv) There could hardly have been two Bethsaidas so close together.But:(i) It is not said that Jesus came hither that he might leave the territory of Antipas for that of Philip; and in view of Mark 6:30, and Luke 9:10, the inference from Matthew 14:13 that he did so, is not warranted. The pilgrimage sites associated with the swine miracle, as opposed to the urban settlement of Tell el-Kursi, were discovered quite by accident in the late 20th century. In a few moments the air was thick with mist, through which one could hear the roar of the tortured waters. Bacon, At the center is a large prayer hall in the form of a basilica. It is overlaid with lava; and here and there around the lake there are outcrops of basalt through the limestone. General Description:The sea lies in the deep trough of the Jordan valley, almost due East of the Bay of Acre. Country of the Gerasenes:The town itself is not named in Scripture, and is referred to only in the expression, "country of the Gerasenes" (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37; see Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Appendix, 11). This would exclude Gadara on the Hieromax. (iv) In view of the frequent repetition of names in Palestine the nearness of the two Bethsaidas raises no difficulty. John 6:1 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias. Gergesenes means "those who come from pilgrimage or fight.". On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. The Moslems who took over were not sensitive to the religious importance of the site. Christian artifacts from Kursi can be viewed at the Golan Archaeological Museum. Decaplis, The northern one, called the prothesis, housed the offerings of the faithful; the southern one, called the diaconicon, provided storage space for the sacred vessels and the vestments of the clergy. Other sites, Tabga for example, were restored in the last decades of the 19th century, after centuries of neglect and abandonment. Well, it seems Eusebius didnt arrive at his Gergesa idea alone; it appears he may have just been following Origens (185-253 CE) commentary on John where we read: Origen, John. De Situ Terrae Sanctae, a 6th-century account written by Theodosius the archdeacon describes Bethsaida's location in relation to Capernaum, saying that it was 6 mi (9.7 km) distant from Capernaum. 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. (ii) The Bethsaida of medieval writers was evidently on the West of the Jordan. [5] From Capernaum, they go off by boat with Jesus to a quiet place (Mk 6:32) near Bethsaida (Lk 9:10). A Christian laymans perspective on the intersection between archaeology, historical criticism, text, and faith. The land is almost entirely cleared, and it rewards the toil of the husbandman with all its ancient generosity.W. To the Galilee flocked not only pilgrims, but also monks and scholars, searching for the places that Jesus had known. The natives use it for all purposes, esteeming it light and pleasant. The fruits of Gennesaret had such high repute among the rabbis that they were not allowed in Jerusalem at the time of the feasts, lest any might be tempted to come merely for their enjoyment (Neubauer, Geog. Unless they had moved their residence from Bethsaida to Capernaum, of which there is no record, and which for fishermen was unlikely, Bethsaida must have lain close to Capernaum. Fish:The sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers. It is as if this chamber (which once had a tower) was built to protect or preserve the boulder. The presence of a copious spring of sweet water makes it probable that the site has been occupied from olden time; but no trace remains of any ancient city. Smooth plaster covered the rock walls of the apse. Jerash, ancient Gerasa 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). Near by is the site at `Ain et-Tabigha, which many have identified with Bethsaida of Galilee. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him. (NOTE.-The Textus Receptus of the New Testament reading. There he meets a man seized with an unclean spirit (Mark) or with demons (Luke). The demons inside the man beg to be allowed to enter a nearby herd of swine, numbering about 2,000 according to Mark. According to Luke, the demoniac wears no clothes and lives among the tombs. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. It was given by Augustus to Herod the Great in 30 B.C. According to Luke 3:23, Jesus was about thirty years old (quite old in those days) when he began his ministry. Black basalt blocks form the base of the synagogue at Capernaum (Luke 7:5) Jesus travels round Galilee. ton Gergesenon, "of the Gergesenes," must be rejected (Westcott-Hort, II. The distance line on map shows distance from Tiberias to Capernaum between two cities. 8:4-18 Sea of Galilee. From Jerusalem to: Bethany - 2 miles Bethlehem - 6 miles Bethphage - 1 mile Caesarea - 57 miles Caesarea Philippi - 105 miles Capernaum - 85 miles Dead Sea - 6 miles Emmaus - 16 miles Jericho - 15 miles Joppa - 35 miles Jordan River - 21 miles Mediterranean Sea - 37 miles Salim - 50 miles Samaria - 36 miles Sea of Galilee - 70 miles The Old Testament names were "sea of Chinnereth" (yam-kinnereth: Numbers 34:11 Deuteronomy 3:17 Joshua 13:27; Joshua 19:35), and "sea of Chinneroth" (yam-kineroth: Joshua 12:3; compare 11:2; 1 Kings 15:20). 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. (Ant., XV, vii, 3; BJ, I, xx, 3). Scholarship seems to be split on whether Gergasa/Kursi is a viable option or not: But, whats the historical value of Eusebius claim? A few years later, Matthew, using Mark as a source for his own gospel, either misses Marks theological point or wants to achieve something else with his text and attempts to correct the events location. The triumphal arch to the South of the city is almost entire. Capernaum shall be brought down to Hades' (Matthew 11:21-23; Luke 10: 13- 15). , Also, Id like to think Ive demonstrated elsewhere on this site that Im more than comfortable with the notion that the biblical text contains genuine errors, contradictions, etc. 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. Once it burst from the South. The figure of a ship frequently appears on its coins: conclusive. Superior buildings are rising outside the ancient walls. The surface is 680 ft. below the level of the Mediterranean. If we accept Marcan Priority (which we do around here) then weve got Mark writing country of the Gerasenes, Luke following him faithfully, but Matthew deliberately changing Gerasenes to Gadarenes in his version of events. It was on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and must have been a locality where the steep edges of the Bashan plateau drop close upon the brink of the lake. Further, if the Gospel of Mark embodies the recollections of Peter, it would be difficult to find a more reliable authority for topographical details connected with the sea on which his fisher life was spent. 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. For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 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.3The country of the Gerasenes did not reach the Sea of Galilee (an important point that we'll get to in a bit). (Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26) In Gerasenes in place of Gadarenes. About 2 miles farther West are the hot springs of eT-Tabgha. Drains in the street reflect a high standard of living, as do the pottery and various other small finds such as coins and decorated glass vessels. 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. Alexander Janneus invested the place, and reduced it after a ten months' siege (Ant., XIII, iii, 3; BJ, I, iv, 2). Gerasa and Gadara are accounted for in historical accounts (by writers such as Pliny the Elder and Josephus) and by archaeological research. It was located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whereas Gerasa and Gadara were several kilometers south-east of it. As a result of excavations by the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, however, it is becoming quite clear that the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee also played an important role in early Christian pilgrimages. So, Matthew is aware that on the face of it Marks account doesnt work. The gospels. The ruts worn in the pavement by the chariot wheels are still to be seen.That there was a second Gadara seems certain, and it may be intended in some of the passages referred to above. The precise name of the place where the swine miracle occurred varies somewhat among the Gospel accounts and among the various ancient manuscripts that have survived. The street terminated at the courtyard in front of the church. From the northern parts of the lake the Horns of ChaTTin, the traditional Mount of Beatitudes, may be seen through the rocky jaws of the gorge. Mark 8:22 He came to Bethsaida. Gardens and orchards are being planted. The air cleared, and the wide welter of foam-crested waves attested the fury of the blast. 27, Anchor Yale Bible (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2008), 342. The modern town stands at the northern corner of the plain; while at the southern end are the famous hot baths, the ancient Hammath. 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. The emperor would not listen to the accusations of the inhabitants against Herod for oppressive conduct (Ant., XV, x, 2). The mountains on the East and on the West rise to about 2,000 ft. Where vegetable gardens are planted they yield plentifully. Contradictions, The town of Kursi (if thats what its name was) and its harbor must have played an important role in the economic life and the religious functioning of the monastery. Why swap out one territory for another? Round the greater part of the lake there is a broad pebbly beach, with a sprinkling of small shells. The warm water from copious springs runs into a little bay of the sea in which fishes congregate in great numbers. The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake. Galilee is one of the USA city. This condition is fulfilled only by the district immediately South of Wady Semak, North of Qal `at el-Chucn. 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. 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. Save in very settled conditions they will not venture far from the shore. This has therefore always been a favorite haunt of fishermen. 10, Library of the Historical Jesus Studies (London; New Delhi; New York; Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2013), 168. From Mount Tabor to Capernaum: Step 27: From Caperaum to Nain: Step 28: From Nain to the second Galilean preaching tour: Step 29: From the second Galilean preaching tour to the country of Gerasenes: Step 30: From he country of Gerasenes to Capernaum: Step 31: From Capernaum to Jerusalem: Step 32: From Jerusalem to Nazareth: Step 33 On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. As this is too far from the sea for a fishing village, Schumacher (The Jaulan, 246) suggests that el-`Araj, "a large, completely destroyed site close to the lake," connected in ancient times with et-Tell "by the beautiful roads still visible," may have been the fishing village, and et-Tell the princely residence. 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.". Average amount of gas with an average car when travelling from Capernaum, Israel to Jerusalem, Israel will be 7 gallons gallons . A narrow ribbon of plain between the mountain and the shore runs to the South end of the lake. 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. Peter and Andrew, James and John.The towns around the lake named in Scripture are treated in separate articles. He who feared His arrival now dreaded His departure. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 991. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Jerusalem to Capernaum, It takes 0.14 hours to arrive. A dedicatory inscription contains the date 685 A.D. According to Mark, night and day he cries out on the mountains and bruises himself with stones. 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. Driving distance between Capernaum, Israel and Jerusalem, Israel is calculated by google maps and it is 99 mi. 1. Even if Judas were born in Gamala, and so might properly be called a Gaulonite, he may, like others, have come to be known as belonging to the province in which his active life was spent. (iii) The East coast of the sea was definitely attached to Galilee in A.D. 84, and Ptolemy (circa 140) places Julius in Galilee. The remains of the monastery can be visited in the Kursi National Park. 80, The Fathers of the Church (Catholic University of America Press, 1989), 226. Next, we reach the mouth of Wady Semak, in which lie the ruins of Kurseh, probably representing the ancient Gerasa. It gradually narrows toward the South, taking the shape of a gigantic pear, with a decided bulge to the West. Within the apse is a bench subdivided into semicircular, plastered seats. (iii) If the 4th Gospel was not written until well into the 2nd century, then the apostle was not the author; but this is a very precarious assumption. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. Lucius Annius, at the instance of Vespasian, sacked and burned the city, with much slaughter (BJ, IV, ix, 1). During one such storm, Jesus slept while sailing across to the Gadarenes (Mark 5:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-24) and when he awoke the sea was suddenly becalmed. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida. The Merneptah Steles discovery, transcription, and what it shows us about annihilation in the biblical text. Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Click to reveal 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. used the phrase "Bethsaida of Galilee" of a place only recently attached to that province, writing, as he was, at a distance from the scene, and . The hot springs, as noted above, are in the bottom of the valley to the North. Some are of the opinion that Gergesa was the country of the ancient Girgashites; but it is more probable that 'Gergesenes' was introduced by Origen upon mere conjecture; as before him most copies seem to have read 'Gadarenes', agreeable to the parallel passages and the ancient Syriac version. , Glenn F. Chesnut, Eusebius of Caesarea (Person), ed. John 12:21 These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus. Gergesa was a small and very obscure town nearly opposite Capernaum. 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 well get to in a bit). But as we have seen above, the "want of precision" must also be attributed to the writer of John 6:17. 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. They include several splendid temples, theaters, basilica, palaces and baths, with hippodrome and naumachia. So at least that part of the story adds up the pigs could have run into the lake from Gadaras territory. , William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 612. All three of these New Testament variants have solid textual support. No trace of the name Bethsaida has been found in the district; but any one of the sites named would meet the requirements.To this neighborhood Jesus retired by boat with His disciples to rest awhile. Distance between Tel Aviv and Capernaum (117,32 km.) he first invaded Palestine (Polyb. However, later, probably after the Persian invasion in 614 A.D., only the western entrance, which opened onto the lake and harbor, was retained. Consequently, the church was converted to domestic uses, including the sheltering of animals; the residential quarters were resettled by a poor group of nomadic people; and the small chapel of the miracle was entirely abandoned. These things, together with the frequent, and sometimes terribly destructive, earthquakes, sufficiently attest the volcanic character of the region. Some of these it is impossible to identify. Many ancient tombs are to be seen in the face of the hills. The ruins of the town are not considerable; but there are remains of a strong wall which must have surrounded the place. , Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 716. Distance between Haifa and Capernaum (51,83 km.) As in the case of the other Bethsaida, no name has been recovered to guide us to the site. Gerasa itself is probably represented by the ruins of Kurseh on the South side of Wady Semak, just where it opens on the seashore. Coming westward from the point where the Jordan enters the lake, the mountains approach within a short distance of the sea. Still other pilgrimage sites, such as Magdala, have been only recently rediscovered by archaeological excavations after having been entirely forgotten for more than a thousand years. , Barclay Moon Newman and Philip C. Stine, A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1992), 248. About halfway up the hill is the towerlike structure mentioned earlier. This tell is crowned by an ancient Canaanite settlement. ifsi virtual learning. Its fair to say this is one of the weirder gospel narratives. In about ten minutes the wind fell as suddenly as it had risen. John, writing after 84 A.D., would hardly have used the phrase "Bethsaida of Galilee" of a place only recently attached to that province, writing, as he was, at a distance from the scene, and recalling the former familiar conditions. And that doesnt fit the description were given of the stampede at all. Further, Luke places the country of the Gerasenes on the other side of the sea from Galilee . That monastery was destroyed by Sassanid Persian armies in 614 CE, partially rebuilt, and finally levelled by the 749 Galilee earthquake. fine for parking in handicap spot in ohio. All Rights Reserved | Built by, Kursi The Gerasene Site of Jesus Miracle on the East Side of Lake Galilee. , Joel Marcus, Mark 18: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, vol. After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 B.C. The discovery was made by that archaeological genius, that master of archaeological discovery in our time: the bulldozer! The prosperity of the sixth century abruptly ended with the Persian invasion in 614 A.D. All three Synoptic Gospels ( Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39; Matthew 8:28-34) mention the "swine miracle," although with variations. The water from `Ain et-Tabgha was brought round the promontory at `Ain et-Tineh by a conduit cut in the rock. Nevertheless, life continued at Kursi. "One may call this place the ambition of nature;. Toward the end of the eighth century, the monastery compound was again abandoned. It is almost 20 miles from Amman (Philadelphia), and 22 from Fahil (Pella). It should be noted, however, that the name is in origin radically different from Bethsaida. (Ant., XIV, iv, 4; BJ, I, vii, 7); from which it would appear to have declined in Jewish hands. The NT references ( Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26; cf. 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 . ), and "the lake" (Luke 5:1, etc.). Almost from the beginning of Christianity, the area around the Sea of Galilee has been a major focus of Christian pilgrimage, a focus second only to Jerusalem. 80 km ) sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers, sea of Galilee could! They yield plentifully so at least that part of the town are not considerable ; but are... 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