Jerash - Wikipedia Jerash is the site of the ruins of the Greek city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River
Gerasa, Gerasenes - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway Gerasa was a city situated near the Jabbok River about eighteen m E of the Jordan, about twenty m SE of Pella, and twenty m N of Philadelphia Archeologists identify it with the modern Jarash At this distance from the Sea of Galilee, Gerasa could not have been the site of the healing of “Legion ” It is doubtful that Jesus ever visited it
Jerash - World History Encyclopedia Jerash (aka Gerasa, Gerash or Gerasha) is the capital and the largest city of the Jerash Governorate in Jordan, but in ancient times it was one of the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan cities in the ancient Near East
Gerasa - BiblePlaces. com The biblical city of Gerasa is known today as Jerash Gerasa was one of the cities of the Roman Decapolis and is one of the best-preserved cities of the Decapolis The high point of Gerasa was in the 2nd century when it had a population of 20,000–25,000
Jerash - History and Facts | History Hit Once known as Gerasa, Jerash is believed to have been inhabited since the Neolithic Era However, it is the impressive Roman city built in Jerash which has left its greatest mark on the area, becoming Jordan’s second most popular tourist site after Petra
Garshu, Gerasa, Jerash: the Everchanging City of the Ancient World Jerash originated as an ancient Near Eastern village, called Garshu by its inhabitants It later became the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa with planned and colonnaded streets, temples to Zeus and Artemis, and open-market places among other elements of Hellenistic and Roman culture
Ancient city of Jerash - Visit Jordan Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism that is found throughout the Middle East This magnificent plaza is emblematic of the ancient city of Gerasa in its architecture, its grandeur and its development
Ancient Jerash was a jewel in the Roman Empire One of the greatest cities was Jerash, founded as Greek culture was spreading across the region Enriched by trade, Jerash was shaped by waves of conquerors until it was absorbed by the eastward
Gerasa | Encyclopedia. com GERASA (Jarash ; Heb גֶּרֶשׁ; Ar شﺮ َ ﺟ َ), ancient city in Transjordan, north of the Jabbok River Its ruins are situated 1,870 feet (570 m ) above sea level near the small Circassian village Jarash between Amman and Irbid in a fertile region with extensive fields, remains of forests, and scenic surroundings
Jerash - Gerasa Magnificent colonnaded streets and plazas, triumphal gates, two imposing temple complexes and amphitheaters, the remains of numerous early Byzantine churches and Umayyad buildings in the hilly landscape along a wadi, make Gerasa one of Jordan's favourite destinations History, chronology