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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16183" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16183" /> == | ||
<p> Matthew 8:28 , in the parallel passages in Mark and Luke, Gadarenes. See Matthew 8:28 , and others Gerasenes; but [[Gerasa]] lay forty miles southeast of the scene of the miracle. Some have thought that the remnant of the ancient Gergashites gave their name to this district. A recent explorer finds ruins called Cherza or Gersa, midway on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee; and this may be the ancient Gergesa. </p> | <p> Matthew 8:28 , in the parallel passages in Mark and Luke, Gadarenes. See Matthew 8:28 , and others Gerasenes; but [[Gerasa]] lay forty miles southeast of the scene of the miracle. Some have thought that the remnant of the ancient Gergashites gave their name to this district. A recent explorer finds ruins called Cherza or Gersa, midway on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee; and this may be the ancient Gergesa. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47797" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47797" /> == | ||
<p> A place rendered memorable by our Lord's having visited it, and working a miracle there upon a poor creature under possession of an evil spirit. (See Matthew 8:28) It is more than probable, that this was the same nation as is called in the Old [[Testament]] Girgashites; one of the cities of [[Canaan]] beyond the sea of Tiberias. </p> | <p> A place rendered memorable by our Lord's having visited it, and working a miracle there upon a poor creature under possession of an evil spirit. (See Matthew 8:28) It is more than probable, that this was the same nation as is called in the Old [[Testament]] Girgashites; one of the cities of [[Canaan]] beyond the sea of Tiberias. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40361" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40361" /> == | ||
Matthew 8:28 | Matthew 8:28 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4247" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4247" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' gûr´ge ''''' - ''''' sēnz ''''' , ''''' gûr ''''' - ''''' ge ''''' - ''''' sēnz ''''' ´: A false reading of "Gadarenes" retained in the King James Version of Matthew 8:28 . See [[Gadara]] . </p> | <p> ''''' gûr´ge ''''' - ''''' sēnz ''''' , ''''' gûr ''''' - ''''' ge ''''' - ''''' sēnz ''''' ´: A false reading of "Gadarenes" retained in the King James Version of Matthew 8:28 . See [[Gadara]] . </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15739" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15739" /> == | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 12 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
Matthew 8:28 , in the parallel passages in Mark and Luke, Gadarenes. See Matthew 8:28 , and others Gerasenes; but Gerasa lay forty miles southeast of the scene of the miracle. Some have thought that the remnant of the ancient Gergashites gave their name to this district. A recent explorer finds ruins called Cherza or Gersa, midway on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee; and this may be the ancient Gergesa.
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [2]
A place rendered memorable by our Lord's having visited it, and working a miracle there upon a poor creature under possession of an evil spirit. (See Matthew 8:28) It is more than probable, that this was the same nation as is called in the Old Testament Girgashites; one of the cities of Canaan beyond the sea of Tiberias.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Matthew 8:28
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
gûr´ge - sēnz , gûr - ge - sēnz ´: A false reading of "Gadarenes" retained in the King James Version of Matthew 8:28 . See Gadara .
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [5]
Gergesenes´ [GADARA]
