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Gergesa

Places & Geography • New Testament
Gergesa was identified by some interpreters with the lakeside locality where Jesus delivered a demon-possessed man and the demons entered a herd of swine.
Biblical Usage
The location is associated with the Gospel account in which the demons entered a herd of swine, which then rushed into the lake.
Scripture References
Mark 5:1-20