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Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha, with their modern identifications

Religion

Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha, with their modern identifications

Bible -- Geography; Names in the Bible; Names, Geographical

|_el Ghuweir_  | 6 |The plain of ‘el
 Land of        | 34; Mark vi. |              |   | Ghuweir,’ north of
                | 53           |              |   | Magdala, on the
                |              |              |   | western shore of the
                |              |              |   | Sea of Galilee. Extent
                |              |              |   | 3 miles long by 1¼
                |              |              |   | mile broad.
                |              |              |   |
=GERGESENES=,   |Matt. viii.   |_Kersa_, or   | 6 |Possibly the present
 or =GERASENES= | 28; Mark     | _Khersa_ (?) |   | ruin Kersa, on the
 City of        | v. 1; Luke   |              |   | eastern shore of
                | viii. 26 and |              |   | the Sea of Galilee.
                | 37           |              |   | In Matt. viii. 28
                |              |              |   | Gergesenes; Mark v.
                |              |              |   | 1, Luke viii. 26 and
                |              |              |   | 37 Gadarenes (A.V.)
                |              |              |   | In Matt. viii. 28
                |              |              |   | Gadarenes; Mark v.
                |              |              |   | 1, Luke viii. 26
                |              |              |   | and 37 Gerasenes
                |              |              |   | (R.V.) _Recovery
                |              |              |   | of Jerusalem_,
                |              |              |   | Schumacher’s _Jaulan_,
                |              |              |   | 1888. Conder’s
                |              |              |   | _Handbook_.
                |              |              |   |
=GETHSEMANE=    |Matt. xxvi.   |              |14 |Probably at or near
                | 36; Mark     |              |   | the enclosed olive
                | xiv. 32      |              |   | garden, still so
                |              |              |   | called, in the Valley
                |              |              |   | of Jehoshaphat.
                |              |              |   |
=GOLGOTHA=      |Matt. xxvii.  |              |14 |The knoll outside
                | 33; Mark xv. |              |   | of the Damascus
                | 22; John     |              |   | Gate proposed by
                | xix. 17      |              |   | Captain Conder, has
                |              |              |   | lately received many
                |              |              |   | supporters. Luke xiii.
                |              |              |   | 33 Calvary (A.V.),
                |              |              |   | The Skull (R.V.).
                |              |              |   | See _Recovery of
                |              |              |   | Jerusalem_. Conder’s
                |              |              |   | _Primer_, 160; _Q. S._

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Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha, with their modern identifications

Bible -- Geography; Names in the Bible; Names, Geographical

|_el Ghuweir_  | 6 |The plain of ‘el
 Land of        | 34; Mark vi. |              |   | Ghuweir,’ north of
                | 53           |              |   | Magdala, on the
                |              |              |   | western shore of the
                |              |              |   | Sea of Galilee. Extent
                |              |              |   | 3 miles long by 1¼
                |              |              |   | mile broad.
                |              |              |   |
=GERGESENES=,   |Matt. viii.   |_Kersa_, or   | 6 |Possibly the present
 or =GERASENES= | 28; Mark     | _Khersa_ (?) |   | ruin Kersa, on the
 City of        | v. 1; Luke   |              |   | eastern shore of
                | viii. 26 and |              |   | the Sea of Galilee.
                | 37           |              |   | In Matt. viii. 28
                |              |              |   | Gergesenes; Mark v.
                |              |              |   | 1, Luke viii. 26 and
                |              |              |   | 37 Gadarenes (A.V.)
                |              |              |   | In Matt. viii. 28
                |              |              |   | Gadarenes; Mark v.
                |              |              |   | 1, Luke viii. 26
                |              |              |   | and 37 Gerasenes
                |              |              |   | (R.V.) _Recovery
                |              |              |   | of Jerusalem_,
                |              |              |   | Schumacher’s _Jaulan_,
                |              |              |   | 1888. Conder’s
                |              |              |   | _Handbook_.
                |              |              |   |
=GETHSEMANE=    |Matt. xxvi.   |              |14 |Probably at or near
                | 36; Mark     |              |   | the enclosed olive
                | xiv. 32      |              |   | garden, still so
                |              |              |   | called, in the Valley
                |              |              |   | of Jehoshaphat.
                |              |              |   |
=GOLGOTHA=      |Matt. xxvii.  |              |14 |The knoll outside
                | 33; Mark xv. |              |   | of the Damascus
                | 22; John     |              |   | Gate proposed by
                | xix. 17      |              |   | Captain Conder, has
                |              |              |   | lately received many
                |              |              |   | supporters. Luke xiii.
                |              |              |   | 33 Calvary (A.V.),
                |              |              |   | The Skull (R.V.).
                |              |              |   | See _Recovery of
                |              |              |   | Jerusalem_. Conder’s
                |              |              |   | _Primer_, 160; _Q. S._

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Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha, with their modern identifications

Names and places in the Old and New Testament and Apocrypha, with their modern identifications

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