And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
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Interpretation
Wherever Christ went, he confirmed his Divine mission by miracles, which were emblems of the healing power of his doctrine, and the influences of the Spirit which accompanied it. We do not now find the Savior's miraculous healing power in our bodies; but if we are cured by medicine, the praise is equally his.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Galilee Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Galilee.
- Judea Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Decapolis Place
- 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.