Bible Dictionary
Gerasenes
Gerasenes is a Gospel designation for the people or district associated with the account of Jesus delivering a demon-possessed man near the Sea of Galilee.
Definition
Gerasenes is a designation for the people or district associated with Gerasa in the Gospel account of Jesus’ healing of a demon-possessed man.
Biblical Usage
The name appears in the Revised Version in connection with the account of the demoniac near the Sea of Galilee.
Historical Background
The designation is related in the supplied material to the alternative forms Gadarenes and Girgesenes.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Luke 8:26) Revised Version; [See Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes]