Decapolis

Pronunciation: dee-KAP-o-lis

Occurrences: 7

First Reference: Yeshua 2:5

And having received their authority from the king, they left the city of Tiberius by way of the sea, and they traveled throughout the cities of Decapolis and crossing Jordan into Judea they made inquiry concerning John.

See: Demitrius, Regilla

Summary: The Decapolis refers to a group of ten cities generally located to the east of the Sea of Galilee. Yeshua traveled throughout the cities of Decapolis during his first year of ministry (Yeshua 10).

Notes/References:

And many came seeking him, from all Galilee and Perea, from the cities of Decapolis and Judea did there come a multitude of people.

Yeshua 7:66

Then came Yeshua down unto the sea at evening tide, and sending away the multitudes, he entered a boat; for he desired to cross over unto the other side, unto Hippos a city of Decapolis.

Yeshua 10:49

And there came unto him great multitudes from all Decapolis to hear him, and to see for themselves the Anointed One which had purged the temple of money changers and who set at naught the teachings of scribes and Pharisees.

Yeshua 10:58

And Yeshua went throughout the cities of Decapolis teaching and showing forth the coming of the kingdom, and when the feast of Passover drew nigh, he came again unto Bethsaida, and there was with him many disciples, both of men and women.

Yeshua 11:1

For it came about that as I was on the road between Ptolemais and the cities of Decapolis, having been sent by Galerius to guard the way against thieves and robbers, that at the noon hour an angel of the Lord appeared unto me, saying:

‘Get you up unto Nazareth, for there have many conspired to lay hold of Yeshua of Galilee to kill him.’

Yeshua 17:30-31

So Judas told them all which the Master did throughout all Galilee and in the cities of Decapolis;

Yeshua 21:6

Deborah

Dedrah

Cities of the Decapolis (Hippos is spelled: Hippus)