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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.