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. Your IP: a site named Khersa (or Kursi) among the cliffs overlooking the lakethe traditional site, but with little to argue in its favor. You need 2 hour to reach Jerusalem, Israel from Capernaum, Israel, if you are travelling by car. 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. unique traits of plants, animals and humans. Now a village is pointed out beside Lake Tiberias, into which the swine rushed down headlong.11. Most of the mosaic motifs at Kursi are typical of the Byzantine period. It was located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whereas Gerasa and Gadara were several kilometers south-east of it. , Joel Marcus, Mark 18: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, vol. 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. 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. 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). This would exclude Gadara on the Hieromax. The distance is about 19 miles from the river. Unfortunately, the most severe damage to the mosaics occurred in the nave. In recent years there has been a considerable revival of this industry. From this disaster it appears soon to have recovered, and the period of its greatest prosperity lay, probably, in the 2nd and 3nd centuries of our era. 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 settlement was quite well planned and carefully organized. The sultan of Damascus is said to have fortified it; but there is nothing to show that the Moslems occupied it for any length of time. 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. Country of the Gadarenes: This city is not named in Scripture, but the territory belonging to it is spoken of as chora ton Gadarenon, "country of the Gadarenes" (Matthew 8:28).In the parallel passages (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon "country of the Gerasenes."There is no good reason, however, to question the accuracy of the text in either case. Jesus is in Capernaum, he gets on a boat, sails across the Sea of Galilee, ends up in a storm, and calms the water. If it lay on the East it is inconceivable that none of them should have mentioned the river in this connection. Modern methods of agriculture are being employed in the Jewish colonies, which are rapidly increasing in number. The location of the incident of the "Gadarene . "The advent of the railway has stirred afresh the pulses of life in the valley. The Second visit to Cana - Cure of the Nobleman's' Son at Capernaum. In the parallel passages (Mark 5:1 Luke 8:26, 37) we read: chora ton Gerasenon "country of the Gerasenes." It became the seat of a bishopric, and one of its bishops attended the Council of Chalcedon. Gardens and orchards are being planted. Matthew, using Mark as a source for his own gospel, appears to have been aware of this geographic difficulty. It was besieged by Baldwin II, in 1121 A.D. he first invaded Palestine (Polyb. The narrow ridge on which the ruins lie runs out toward the Jordan from the uplands of Gilead, with the deep gorge of Wady Yarmuk-Hieromax-on the North, and Wady el `Arab on the South. 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. Distance between Ramat Gan and Capernaum (114,37 km.) 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. (2) Bethsaida of Galilee, where dwelt Philip, Andrew, Peter (John 1:44; John 12:21), and perhaps also James and John. Luke 9:10 The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. The lower part simply encloses a huge boulder, over 22 feet high. If the boat was taken from any point in el-BaTeichah towards et-Tell, no east wind would have distressed the rowers, protected as that part is by the mountains. Capernaum shall be brought down to Hades' (Matthew 11:21-23; Luke 10: 13- 15). The demons inside him gave him such strength that he was able to break all the chains and fetters that were intended to subdue him. As Jesus began to get back into the boat, the delivered demoniac pleaded with Him that he might accompany Him. Jesus commands the unclean spirits to come out of him. Cataloging is a continuous work in progress, however, and we welcome your input to enhance our understanding and presentation of the collection. Ed.) Within the apse is a bench subdivided into semicircular, plastered seats. The city of Gadara is represented today by the ruins of Umm Qeis on the heights south of el-Chummeh-the hot springs in the Yarmuk valley-about 6 miles Southeast of the Sea of Galilee. From the late fifth to the early seventh centuries, all four sides of the compound had entrances. ifsi virtual learning. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him. When it comes down to it we really have no idea where the event the narratives are based on took place. Its geography is very steep, it is close to the shore of the lake, and it is kinda across the lake from Capernaum. The remains of the monastery can be visited in the Kursi National Park. Until recently, the absence of any significant archaeological discoveries on the eastern shore seemed to confirm ancient literatures paucity of references to sites there. 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. Distance between Haifa and Capernaum (51,83 km.) Brill, 19942000), 204. Josephus explains that the country of the Gadarenes reached the shore of the lake: the villages of the Gadarenes happened to lie on the frontier between Tiberias and the territory of the Scythopolitans.4. This tell is crowned by an ancient Canaanite settlement. (In Matthew, the story tells of two demoniacs.) (ii) The Bethsaida of medieval writers was evidently on the West of the Jordan. Soon after the sites final abandonment, alluvial soil from the Wadi Samak covered this important Christian holy place. Such storms are fairly frequent, and as they are attended with danger to small craft, the boatmen are constantly on the alert. 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. Then Josephus explicitly says that Bethsaida was in Lower Gaulonitis (BJ, II, ix, 1). Was Marks knowledge of the Decapolis shaky? Synoptic-Gospels. Conclusion: we just dont know where this event is supposed to have taken place. There he meets a man seized with an unclean spirit (Mark) or with demons (Luke). This it is that lends its highest charm to "the eye of Galilee. :Many scholars maintain that all the New Testament references to Bethsaida apply to one place, namely, Bethsaida Julias. It is overlaid with lava; and here and there around the lake there are outcrops of basalt through the limestone. 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. In the South it is watered by the stream from Wady el-Chamam, the gorge that opens to the West of el-Mejdel.2. In most cases they have gone, leaving not even their names with any certainty behind; but His memory abides forever. Coming westward from the point where the Jordan enters the lake, the mountains approach within a short distance of the sea. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. 31 or 32. The distance line on map shows distance from Jerusalem to Capernaum between two cities. Many New Testament manuscripts refer to the "Country of the Gadarenes" or "Gerasenes" rather than the Gergesenes. 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. It is located at the longitude of -71.522615 and latitude of 41.364855. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1615141b8e2bf0 The abundance of fish at each place furnished a good reason for the recurrence of the name.W. Well probably never find out what the real deal is, but, as usual with these things, thats only a problem if we subscribe to the patently false doctrine of inerrancy.17. (he thalassa tes Galilaias):1. The ruins of the town are not considerable; but there are remains of a strong wall which must have surrounded the place. The ruins include those of two theaters, a basilica, a temple, and many important buildings, telling of a once great and splendid city. 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. Thats a pretty early source, and hes appealing to an earlier tradition (from which they point out) but whether the entry really reflects ancient tradition is hard to know. And that doesnt fit the description were given of the stampede at all. Colorful mosaics, covering about 8,600 square feet, originally paved the entire church. Ancient scribes probably heard or saw one name in the process of copying a manuscript and thought they heard another. John R. McRay, Archaeology and the New Testament, Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 97. Two paved streets with double colonnades cut through the city at right angles, four massive pedestals still marking the point of intersection. Fish:The sea contains many varieties of fish in great numbers. 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. It is probably represented by the modern Jedur, not far from es-Salt (Buhl, Buhl, Geographic des alten Palastina, 255; Guthe). 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. The triumphal arch to the South of the city is almost entire. 51.91.102.219 The at some distance is a bit fluffy in the english it could mean anywhere from not far to miles away. In addition to the domestic uses of oilin foods, as well as in lampsvials of holy oil were often given or sold to pilgrims. It varies in depth from 130 ft. to 148 ft., being deepest along the course of the Jordan (Barrois, PEFS, 1894, 211-20). To the Galilee flocked not only pilgrims, but also monks and scholars, searching for the places that Jesus had known. 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. See CAPERNAUM. John 1:44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 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). Josephus names it as marking the eastern limit of Peraea (BJ, III, iii, 3). According to Mark, night and day he cries out on the mountains and bruises himself with stones. Lets be clear: I know zero greek. Jesus'-Ministry, Further, Luke places the country of the Gerasenes on the other side of the sea from Galilee . GERASA, GERASENES ( , ). It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). A dedicatory inscription contains the date 685 A.D. The soil is deep, rich loam, of amazing fertility. The NT references ( Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26; cf. The substitution of sin for cad is easy: but the insertion of the guttural `ain is impossible. Galilee is one of the USA city. Its just one of those things. , 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. A steamer plies on the sea between the station at Semakh and Tiberias. Jesus agrees, so the demons or unclean spirits leave the man and enter the swine, which then rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned., The cured demoniac begs to accompany Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go home instead and declare how much God has done for you. The cured demoniac then declares to all how much Jesus had done for him. According to Mark, he proclaims it even in the cities of the Decapolisand all the men marveled.. If the waters are still, the shining splendors of the mountain may be seen mirrored in the blue depths. Gadara was the capital of Matthews country of the Gadarenes. 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.. He could have followed Mark, but he chose to do something else.9 It seems reasonable to this layman to suggest that maybe Matthew relocated the herd because he knew enough of the geography to say that if this event took place in the country of the Gadarenes the herd couldnt be both on a hillside and close to the shore Gadara was around 5 or 6 miles away from the shore, and the hills that lead from Gadara to the lake are very close to Gadara and a number of miles from the lake. Commentary on the Gospel according to John Books 1-10, Ed. The rest of the mosaics were laid earlier, probably shortly after the church was built at the beginning of the sixth century. The water from `Ain et-Tabgha was brought round the promontory at `Ain et-Tineh by a conduit cut in the rock. It gradually narrows toward the South, taking the shape of a gigantic pear, with a decided bulge to the West. 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. All three Synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:120; Luke 8:2639; Matthew 8:2834) mention the swine miracle, although with variations. Superior buildings are rising outside the ancient walls. It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). Although the ruins of this settlement, known as Tell el-Kursi, can still be seen, the site remains unexcavated. Here a shallow vale breaks northward, bounded on the West by Tell `Areimeh. Description:Modern Jerash lies on both banks of Wady Jerash, about 6 miles from its confluence with Wady ez-Zerqa (the Jabbok). 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. Northward the plain widens into the marshy breadths of el-BaTeichah, and once more we reach the Jordan, flowing smoothly through the fiat lands to the sea.3. Like, not even the alphabet. The factors that led to this site selection were undoubtedly: (1) its location on the eastern shore of the lake; (2) its proximity to an urban center (variously named Gergessa, Gadara and Gerasa); and (3) its topographical setting, in particular the steep hill where the swine herd had presumably been grazing. From this date the era of the city was reckoned. But one things for sure: wherever the event happened it was a waste of good bacon. On the shore, fully 2 miles from the Jordan, are the ruins of Tell Chum. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida. Gerasa itself is probably represented by the ruins of Kurseh on the South side of Wady Semak, just where it opens on the seashore. Fertility:The walnut, the palm, the olive and the fig, which usually require diverse conditions, flourish together here. 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. , 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. Near by is the site at `Ain et-Tabigha, which many have identified with Bethsaida of Galilee. This two-terraced structure, consisting of a memorial, or landmark, tower and a chapel above, undoubtedly was thought to mark the very site of the miracle that cured the demoniac. Nevertheless, life continued at Kursi. 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. Many are the ruins of great and splendid cities on slope and height of which almost nothing is known today. GADARA. Matthew 15:29 Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. If Capernaum were at Khan Minyeh, then the two lay close together. OK. First up: they dont agree. 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. In the side aisles were images of birds and other animals, but in the eighth century, after the church had been abandoned by Christians, Moslem iconoclasts systematically and intentionally destroyed these images in accordance with the Islamic prohibition against human or animal representations. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles per hour) between Tyre to Capernaum, It takes 0.06 hours to arrive. Tyre: 33.2721571: 35.203278: Capernaum: 32.88033: 35.573307: Distance: 55.56 km: Mark and Luke locate the event in the country of the Gerasenes; Matthew in the country of the Gadarenes thats the geographical problem were going to look at in this post. But (i) this involved a passage from a point on the West to a point on the South shore, "crossing over" two considerable bays; whereas if the boat started from any point in el-BaTeichah, to which we seem to be limited by the "much grass," and by the definition of the district as belonging to Bethsaida, to sail to et-Tell, it was a matter of coasting not more than a couple of miles, with no bay to cross. 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. The names of many ancient places have been lost, and others have strayed from their original localities. 2023 Biblical Historical Context. Kursi disappeared entirely until a bulldozer rediscovered it more than a thousand years later. Christian artifacts from Kursi can be viewed at the Golan Archaeological Museum. Robert L. Webb and Mark Allan Powell, vol. Peter and Andrew, James and John.The towns around the lake named in Scripture are treated in separate articles. The Merneptah Steles discovery, transcription, and what it shows us about annihilation in the biblical text. So at least that part of the story adds up the pigs could have run into the lake from Gadaras territory. Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Alexander Janneus invested the place, and reduced it after a ten months' siege (Ant., XIII, iii, 3; BJ, I, iv, 2). The action you just performed triggered the security solution. open map. 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). Map 4 - The Travels and Acts of Jesus in Year Three of His Ministry c AD29-30 : THIRD PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE [1] Jesus travels from Capernaum to "his own native town" of Nazareth ( Mk 6:1) [2] In Nazareth, he is rejected for a second time (Mt 13:54; Mk 6:1) [3] He continues through Galilee (Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6) and sends out the twelve apostles to preach the Gospel (Mt 10:5; Mk 6:7; Lk 9:1) There the Jordan, issuing from the sea, almost surrounds the mound on which are the ruins of Kerak, the Tarichea of Josephus Crossing the floor of the valley, past Semakh, which is now a station on the Haifa-Damascus railway, we find a similar strip of plain along the eastern shore. , Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. The surface is 680 ft. below the level of the Mediterranean. Why swap out one territory for another? 6.211. (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 total distance between Galilee and Capernaum is 5131 KM (kilometers) and 307.05 meters. (b) To go to the other side-eis to peran (Mark 6:45)-does not of necessity imply passing from the East to the West coast of the lake, since Josephus uses the verb diaperaioo of a passage from Tiberias to Tarichea (Vita, 59). 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. DECAPOLIS. , 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. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 4:1-34. PLACE. Ewing. 2019 Dr. Andrew Jackson. The church itself is, of course, the most impressive structure in the monastery compound. In the small bay nearby, we can still see the remains of a well-constructed harbor used both for sea travel and by the fishing industry during the Roman period (first to fifth centuries A.D.). It was taken by Antiochus the Great when in 218 B.C. Calms a storm from . Rows of columns separate the central nave from the aisles on either side. Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. The indigo plant is grown in the plain of Gennesaret. 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. Farther North, Wady el-`Amud brings down much water in the rainy season. , Freeman-Grenville, Chapman, and Taylor, The Onomasticon by Eusebius of Caesarea (Carta Jerusalem, 2003), 45. When we excavated this structure in 1980, we discovered that this was the very site of the miracle, as fixed by Christians in the mid-third century. There are some ruins now on this spot still known by the very slight corruption of Kerzha. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Many ancient tombs are to be seen in the face of the hills. 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. 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. proof that its territory reached the sea. After all its not far off 300 years after the events. , Glenn F. Chesnut, Eusebius of Caesarea (Person), ed. Description: EVENT. Giu 11, 2022 | how to calculate calories per serving in a recipe. Some of the auxiliary rooms of the church and its chapels were closed off completely; others were converted to domestic or industrial use. The Bible is way more interesting than inerrancy would have you believe. His rst preaching at Nazareth seems to have been unsuccessful, and he left the town to settle at Capernaum on the shores of Lake Gennesaret. He therefore took it upon himself to change the geographical details to make them more realistic. Four of the apostles, and these the chief, had been brought up as fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. They refuse to drink from the Jordan, alleging that "who drinks Jordan drinks fever." 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