Gadarenes (or some manuscripts Gergesenes; others Gerasenes) is the place Jesus arrived after calming the storm. In a region in Gadarenes, there were two demon-possessed men from the tombs that were so violent that no-one could pass that way. // Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ...
Jesus passed that way and was confronted with two demon-possessed violent men from a distant. The demons begged Jesus that if they were to be driven out, they be sent to the herd of pigs. Then Jesus sent them to the herd of pigs and the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
Matthew 8:28-34 The Gospel of Matthew (literally: according to Matthew, Greek: Κατα Μαθθαιον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ...
Upon close observation of the earliest Greek manuscripts, the Alexandrian texts, the original reading of Matthew is “in the region of the Gadarenes,” and the original text of Mark and Luke is “in the country of the Gerasenes”.
It may be taken as certain that the jurisdiction 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.
The Gadarenes captured some of the boldest of the Jews, of whom several were put to death, and others imprisoned (ibid., 5).
Gadara was captured by Vespasian on the first outbreak of the war with the Jews, all its inhabitants were massacred, and the town itself, with the surrounding villages, was reduced to ashes.
Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes (These three names are used indiscriminately to designate the place where Jesus healed two demoniacs.
The district of the Gerasenes probably included that of the Gadarenes; so that the demoniac of Gergesa belonged to the country of the Gadarenes and also to that of the Gerasenes, as the same person may, with equal truth, be said to live in the city or the state, or in the United States.
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