through the region of the Decapolis

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• DECAPOLIS — (Gr. the ten cities ), league or administrative grouping of Syrian Greek cities situated in southern Syria, the northern Jordan Valley, and in Transjordan in the Roman and Byzantine periods. The Decapolis which was originally attached to the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Decapolis — The territory of ten Greek cities founded by Alexander the Great the Great and successors about 323 CE to the east of the Sea of Galilee. It seems to have been a cosmopolitan area with several languages in use. Jesus went through this region… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Timeline of the name Palestine — This article presents a list of notable historical references to the name Palestine, and cognates such as Filastin and Palaestina, through the various time periods of the region. The term Peleset (transliterated from hieroglyphs as P r s t) is… …   Wikipedia

• Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis — Christ healing the deaf mute of Decapolis, by Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1635 Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely Mark 7:31 37.[1] Its narration offers many parallels with the healing of the… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity in the 2nd century — Ignatius of Antioch, one of the Apostolic Fathers and the third Bishop of Antioch, was considered a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome (c. 108), Ignatius wrote a series of preserved letters which are examples of late… …   Wikipedia

• Prayer in the New Testament — An Overview Prayer in the New Testament is presented as a positive command () as it is thought to brings people closer to God.Jesus encouraged the disciples to pray in secret in their private rooms as a humble response to the prayer of the… …   Wikipedia

• Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret — Jesus healing the sick by Gustav Dore, 19th century Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, i.e. Matthew 14:34 36 and Mark 6:53 56.[1][2] According to the Gospel of Mar …   Wikipedia

• ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tall Zira'a — The Tall Zira a (or: Tell Zera a) is one of the most promising talls of Palestine. Surveys and geophysical investigations showed the site’s great potential for excavations. Presumably, an almost continuous stratigraphy from Early Bronze Age to… …   Wikipedia

• German Protestant Institute — The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute, founded in 1900 is one of the most important biblical archaeological institutes in the Near East. Institutes The German Protestant… …   Wikipedia

• Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …   Universalium