Gergesenes
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]
