Gergesa, Gerasa, or Gadara? Where Did Jesus’ Miracle Occur?

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Christian tradition, at least since the fourth century, has identified Kursi-Gergesa with the miracle of the swine. But can this tradition be trusted? An Israeli geographer-historian gives us his answer.

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Christian tradition, at least since the fourth century, has identified Kursi-Gergesa with the miracle of the swine. But can this tradition be trusted? An Israeli geographer-historian gives us his answer.

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  • Ze'ev Safrai

    Ze‘ev Safrai is Professor emeritus in the Martin Susz Department of Land of Israel Studies at Bar Ilan University in Israel. Safrai has written and edited many books, among them Haggadah of the Sages (English ed.; Jerusalem: Carta, 2009), co-authored with his father, Professor Shmuel Safrai, and The…
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