Biblical place
Where was Decapolis?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Decapolis.
First appears in Matthew 4:25 · 2 books · 3 chapters
Overview
Ten cities=deka, ten, and polis, a city, a district on the east and south-east of the Sea of Galilee containing “ten cities,” which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks. Modern identification: Decapolis.
Decapolis is represented in the local geography layer as Decapolis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 4:25 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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