Decapolis
Decapolis (Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E): region. Referenced in Matt 4:25 , Mark 5:20 , Mark 7:31 . It is closely linked with Mark (New Testament • 16 Chapters): Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Peleg (Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber )): ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg . (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Eber (or Heber) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Decapolis (region. Referenced in Matt 4:25 , Mark 5:20 , Mark 7:31 .) Amphipolis (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:1 .) Neapolis (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:11 .) Nicopolis (Ancient biblical location referenced in Titus 3:12 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 5:20 : "And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel."; Matthew 4:25 : "And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee , and from Decapolis , and from Jerusalem , and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan ."; Mark 7:31 : "And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon , he came unto the sea of Galilee , through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.". Related canonical books and chapters: Mark (New Testament • 16 Chapters), Mark 5 ( Mark • Chapter 5 (43 verses)), Mark 7 (Mark • Chapter 7 (37 verses)).