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Jarash, Jordan, was one of the cities of the Decapolis, a confederation of ten Roman cities dating from the 1st century BC. This vast and spectacular city, which lay on the southeastern frontier of the Roman Empire, is famous for both its well-preserved town plan and individual monuments. This is the Nymphaeum, which served as a public fountain and Temple of the Nymphs.

Town in Jordan, 48 km/30 mi north of Amman; population (2001 est) 25,600. One of the best preserved Roman provincial cities, it is a 2nd-century Greco-Roman frontier town complete with original temples, theatres, plazas, baths, and collonaded streets.



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The incident of exorcism with which it begins recalls earlier encounters with the demonic, above all Jesus' cleansing of the Gerasene demoniac in Luke 8:26ff.
Seventh Sunday of Easter: May 20, 2007 by Heider, George C. / Currents in Theology and Mission
When we read the pitiful descriptions of the Gerasene demoniac, once bound in chains and now residing among the tombs, screaming about the legion inside of him, it's hard not to think of mentally ill people we've seen wandering city streets, shrieking out their madness inconsolably.
Whatever possessed us? We all have our inner demons to face, it's ... by Camille, Alice / U.S. Catholic
Jesus curses no fig trees, terrifies no Gerasene peasants, announces no disturbing intention to divide previously peaceful households.
A REALLY NICE GUY : 'Jesus' on CBS by Garvey, Michael O. / Commonweal
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