Place New Testament
Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 4:25.
Why it matters. A group of ten Hellenistic cities in ancient Palestine.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 32.682, 35.870 (disputed, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified. OpenBible.info places it about 102 km away (33.519, 36.313); the identification may be uncertain.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, primarily in modern-day Jordan, Syria, and Israel. The cities were centers of Greek culture and were granted a degree of autonomy under Roman rule. In the New Testament, the Decapolis is mentioned as a region where Jesus traveled and performed miracles (Matthew 4:25; Mrk.5.20; 7:31). The most notable event connected to the Decapolis is the healing of the demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes (Mrk.5.1-20). After being healed, the man went throughout the Decapolis proclaiming what Jesus had done for him, spreading the message of Christ in the region.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.