See more ideas about petra jordan, petra, jerash. Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary. Jerash definition, a town in N Jordan, N of Amman: Roman ruins. The Calamities and Slaughters that came Upon the Jews. The ruins are weather-worn and beaten with the storms of centuries; earthquakes have shaken down many once splendid buildings, but there were no traces of the destroying hand of man” (William Ewing, Arab and Druze at Home, 1907). We visited the ruins of Jerash in Jordan, a city conquered by Pompey in 63 BCE. The high point of Gerasa was in the 2nd century when it had a population of 20,000–25,000. The pictures on this website are copyrighted and may be used only with permission. Extensive reconstruction has been undertaken by the Jordanian authorities in the last decade. Jerash is a city of the Decapolis located on the eastern side of the Jordan, approximately 37 miles (60 km) SE from Galilee and 80 miles (129 km) north of Amman (the Decapolis city of Philadelphia). It became the seat of a bishopric, and one of its bishops attended the Council of Chalcedon. A more likely site would be the present Kersa on the eastern shore of the lake. A Description Op Galilee, Samaria, and Judea. The south theater was begun in AD 90 and would fit 3,000 people on its 33 rows. The name does not occur in the Bible, but the adjective Gerasenes occurs in Mark.5.1 and in some versions of Matt.8.28 and Luke.8.26 , Luke.8.37 . 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. 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). Jerash (Ancient History Encyclopedia). The Temple of Artemis was built in the 2nd century AD. According to “Jordan Times”, the number of tourists who visited the ancient city of Jerash reached 214,000 during 2005. She was like “Mother Nature,” life-giving and supportive on the one hand, but cruel and destructive on another. “Of Jerash we may say generally, it is the best preserved of all the ruined cities east of Jordan. Therein it is called the region of the Garasenes (Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26). ... Mark 5:1, and Luke 8:26, name Gadara or Gerasa instead of Gergesa. (modern Jerash). Everyone in our pilgrim band seems to be flourishing. Little of the hippodrome is left because the stones were robbed out by the Circassians who settled in Jerash in the late 19th century. Its many interesting objects such as the forum, Roman temples, nymphaeum (water streams) and… Has bullet points with interesting information, but is most helpful for the photos. Josephus names it as marking the eastern limit of Peraea (BJ, III, iii, 3). History:The great and splendid city in the Decapolis is first mentioned as taken after a siege by Alexander Janneus, 85 B.C. Definition Geography & Early History. The land of the Bible was a narrow strip between sea and desert, a "land bridge" joining Asia and Africa. The biblical city of Gerasa is known today as Jerash. 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). .../g/gadara.htm - 12k, Gergesa... Easton's Bible Dictionary =Gerasa, identified with the modern Khersa, "over against Galilee," close to the lake. ... CHAPTER XXV. ... /.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/24 the name of the.htm, That Vespasian, after He had Taken Gadara Made Preparation for the ... ... auxiliaries. | GotQuestions.org. See more. The area in and around Jerash is quite fertile and has access to water year-round thanks to... Roman & Byzantine Golden Age. Jerash pictures (Jorge Tutor Travel Photography). Jerash, Jordan - a visual study of this significant historical and archaeological site. Here the slopes descend swiftly almost into the sea, and animals, once started on the downward run, could not avoid plunging into the depths. Awnings often covered theaters to provide shade for the spectators. Not many miles south of it was the Gerasa or Gergesa, where the great miracle of healing the demonished had been wrought. ...Gerasa itself is probably represented by the ruins of Kurseh on the South side of Wady Semak, just where it opens on the seashore. AT GERASA - THE HEALING OF THE DEMONISED. (BJ, I, iv, 8). The daughter of Zeus and the twin sister of Apollo, Artemis was one of the most popular Greek deities. This condition is fulfilled only by the district immediately South of Wady Semak, North of Qal `at el-Chucn. Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. ... /.../chapter 3 a description op.htm, The Calamities and Slaughters that came Upon the Jews. The high point of Gerasa was in the 2nd century when it had a population of 20,000–25,000. Jerash originated as an ancient Near Eastern village, called Garshu by its inhabitants. It has with probability been identified with Reimun, on the northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of Jerash or Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis .../r/ramoth-gilead.htm - 20k, Decapolis (3 Occurrences)... Hippos, Gadara, Pella (to which the Christians fled just before the destruction of Jerusalem), Philadelphia (ancient Rabbath-ammon), Gerasa, Dion, Canatha .../d/decapolis.htm - 10k, Street (54 Occurrences)... Psalm 18:42; Isaiah 10:6). Jerash, located 48 kilometers north of Amman is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world outside Italy. But yet we should expect to find it most rampant in places where God was dishonored, in Gerasa and in the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. Although no specific Bible events happen at Jerash, it is one of the ten (or more) cities of the Decapolis, a league of cities mentioned in Scripture. William of Tyre calls the city Jarras, and places it 16 miles East of Jordan (Hist, xii, 16). Two main north-south highways composed that bridge. So that distinction may be made, between Idumea the Greater and the Less. The Decapolis cities are mentioned in association with the ministry of Jesus. 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.3. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon): 1. The niches on either side were for statues. Between the Yarmuk River in the Jabbok River there were huge thick forests on high ridges, upon which Absalom, the son of David, had hung himself with his long hair in … The columns are 40 feet (12 m) high and each drum weighs 20–40 tons. They played Amazing Grace and Yankee Doodle Dandy for us. Artemis was the virgin goddess of nature and the hunt (the Romans called her Diana). GERASA; GERASENES. Jerash is a Bronze Age settlement where you can find the Temple of Artemis, the Forum, the oval plaza, as well as Hadrian’s Arch. Travel Jerash (Travel Adventures). Similarly "Gergesa" Should Be Read for "Gerasa," In the Story of the Swine. Hadrian was called the “flying emperor” because he spent most of his time traveling to cities around the empire. Such inscriptions were used to identify as theater seats some stones found in Jerusalem. Most of the ruins are from the Roman and Byzantine periods. (Antioch on the Chrysorhoas): Jerash. 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. The oldest church in Jerash,... • The Church of St Theodore is to the west of the cathedral, and on a higher level. Tammy and me from the Temple of Jupiter. ... [4924] Now, Gerasa is a town of Arabia, and has near it neither sea nor lake. Digitalized material from a tourist pamphlet published in Amman in 1973, including a brief history, a plan of the Roman city and black and white photos (low quality). 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. A useful description of the site’s various features. On the way we stopped at the Jabbok River where I got my picture taken with Chris. One went through Galilee and followed the coast (we may call it the Great Trunk Road). Like so many places in Jordan, the city of Jerash (formerly Gerasa) finds mention in the Bible too. A good introduction to the site and its history. To this day, its colonnaded streets, baths, theaters, plazas and arches remain in exceptional condition. Director of Jerash Antiquities Department Mohammad Balawneh said that the number of non-Jordanian tourists was 182,000 last year. But since Gerasa, now known as Jerash, is about thirty-five miles southeast of the Lake of Galilee, it is doubtful whether this is the place to which the Gospel writers refer. Jun 30, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by Grant Sykes. And it is so. They include: • The so-called Cathedral (though there is no evidence that it was the seat of the bishop). For more details, see copyright information. A very nice collection of quality photos. The ruins of the town are not considerable; but there are remains of a strong wall which must have surrounded the place. ... on the eastern side of the lake, on the spot where the swine belonging to the inhabitants of Gergesa cast themselves in, and also at Gergesa, Gerasa, and in ... /.../chapter lvi apparitions on occasion.htm, A Great Part of South Judea Cut Off under the Second Temple. The history of Jerash goes back to prehistoric times, and on the slopes east of the Triumphal Arch can be found flint implements which show that here was the site of the Neolithic settlement. Jerash (Jordan Distribution Agency). This describes the district in which Christ met and healed the demoniac from the tombs, where also took place the destruction of the swine. "It is remarkable," says Porter, "that all the important cities of Palestine and Syria Samaria, Caesarea, Gerasa, Bozrah, Damascus .../s/street.htm - 26k, Gadara... 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). Students may use the material on this site for school projects without permission. The Circassians, whom the Turkish government has settled near Caesarea, Jerash (Gerasa) and Amman (Philadelphia), have introduced a crude cart which must be .../c/cart.htm - 15k, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, The Name of the Place Where John Baptized is not Bethany, as in, That Vespasian, after He had Taken Gadara Made Preparation for the, The Miraculous Feeding of the Five Thousand. THAT day of wonders was not yet ended. Gerasa (Jerash) We visited the ancient Roman city of Gerasa, one of the Decapolus cities mentioned In the Bible. A city of Gilead, in fact all of Gilead was at one time called the region of Gerasa. ... themselves into several parties, and laid waste the villages of the Syrians, and their neighboring cities, Philadelphia, and Sebonitis, and Gerasa, and Pella ... /.../chapter 18 the calamities and.htm, Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)...GERASA; GERASENES. We will see Hadrian’s Arch, built in 129 CE in honor of the visit of Emperor Hadrian. The fact that the word in Hebrew means "moon" has led to the following suggestions: the Banu Hilal ("sons of the new moon") in the North of Yemen; Ghubb el-Qamar ("the bay of the moon"), Jebel el-Qamar ("the mountains of the moon") in Eastern Chadramant. Purchasers of the Photo Companion to the Bible and the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands are granted liberal usage rights for the images for personal and educational purposes. The ruins are wide and imposing and are better preserved than any others on the East of Jordan. But in Southern Arabia worship of the moon has caused the word to bulk largely in place-names. May 30, 2014 - Gerasa (modern Jerash), the most complete and best preserved Greco-Roman city in the Middle East, is included in the Bible's mention of "the region of the Gerasenes" (Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26). Behind the arch is the hippodrome, where 15,000 spectators could watch chariot races. A few good, downloadable pictures of the site. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon):1. Search Catholic Online for Catholic news, entertainment, information, media, saints, Bible, and prayers. It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the capital city Amman. ... /.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxix the miraculous feeding.htm, Jesus at Capernaum. It was conquered by the Moslems in the time of Omar (Guy le Strange, Palestine under the Moslems, 462). They include several splendid temples, theaters, basilica, palaces and baths, with hippodrome and naumachia. Jerash (Near East Tourist Agency). A city east of Jordan midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, in the Decapolis at the eastern edge of Perea; partially excavated; the modern Jerash. Jesus left Nazareth and went to Scythopolis (Baysan) and he spent the night close to Pella. It was besieged by Baldwin II, in 1121 A.D. Gerasa had three theaters. The site Jerash in Transjordan (Gerasa) is often mentioned in the writings of Josephus. Gerasa itself is probably represented by the ruins of Kurseh on the South side of Wady Semak, just where it opens on the seashore. Jerash is an archaeological excavation site at 45 kilometers north of Amman in Jordan, and considered as one of the most important cities of the East during the Roman era. 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. Gerasa (See The Holy Land). He calls the inhabitants Syrians, when, at the beginning of the Jewish revolt, the district round Gerasa was laid waste. It was one of the 10 great Decapolis cities of the Roman Empire. The city expanded in the 2nd century as far south as Hadrian’s Arch. ger'-a-sa, ger'-a-senz (Gerasa; Gerasenon): 1. Most of the ruins are from the Roman and Byzantine periods. Discover (and save!) These guys are retired Jordainian military. 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