Biblical place
Where was Gadara?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Umm Qais.
First appears in Matthew 8:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
The capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee. Modern identification: Umm Qais.
Gadara is represented in the local geography layer as Umm Qais. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 8:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention