Gergesenes

Gergesenes
The people who inhabited Gadara or Gergesa -

"And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way"


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  • Gadarenes —    The inhabitants of Gadara, in Revised Version Gerasenes (Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26, 37). In Matt. 8:28 they are called Gergesenes, Revised Version Gadarenes …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Matthew 8 — 1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Geransingas — m pl the Gergesenes; …   Old to modern English dictionary

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