GADARA
Gadara was the capital of the Roman province of Perea.
It is mentioned in the Gospels as in “the region of the Gadarenes.”
Identification with Jerash is not feasible, since it is located 60 km southeast of the Sea of Galilee.
The correct identification seems to be that of the ruins of Kersa, located south of the eastern shore of the said Sea of Galilee, opposite Magdala, 8 km from the place where the Jordan falls into the lake.
A short distance south of this place the steep slopes of the hills drop plummeting into the waters (Lk. 8:33).
The term Gadarenes has variants in different Greek copies, such as Gergesites and Gerasenes.