Places in the Bible Today:

Gerasa

Data

Translated NamesGadarenes, Gerasene, Gerasenes
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Jerash (modern): very high confidence

    1. ruins at JerashJerash

Verses (3)

  1. Mark 5:1
  2. Luke 8:26, 8:37

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com454
Logos FactbookGerasa
OpenBible.infoada6b64 (Gerasa)
Pleiades678158
TIPNRGadara@Mat.8.28
WikidataQ31565

Image

ruins at Jerash
Credit: Alexey Komarov (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.