Region of the Gerasenes

First named: Mark 5:1

Region Canaan Israel Gospels

Disputed identification: The exact town this region is named for (Gerasa, Gadara, or Gergesa, per differing ancient manuscripts) is debated, though the general area east of the Sea of Galilee is agreed on.

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The territory east of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus cast a legion of demons out of a tormented man and into a herd of pigs, which then rushed into the lake (Mark 5:1-20).

References: Mark 5:1

People connected to Region of the Gerasenes

Legion (M) — the name of the demons Jesus cast out of a man here and sent into the pigs
Mark 5:9-13

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