Γέρασα

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Jerash (Arabic: جرش Ǧaraš; Greek: Γέρασα, romanized: Gérasa; Attic Greek: [gérasa], Koinē Greek: [ˈgerasa]) is a city in northern Jordan. The city is the administrative center of the Jerash Governorate, and has a population of 50,745 as of 2015. It is located 30.0 miles north of the capital city Amman.

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Gerasa (Judaea) was an ancient Jewish town mentioned by the historian Josephus (The Jewish War, 4.9.1) as being sacked by the Imperial Roman army under Lucius Annius during the First Jewish-Roman War.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ
Gerasa
1 ciudad de Palestina en la Decápolis, actual Ŷaraš, I.BI 1.104, 2.458, 3.47, Ptol.Geog.5.14.18, St.Byz.
2 ciudad del noroeste de Jerusalén, actual Jerash en Galilea, I.BI 4.487.
3 ciudad de Arabia Petrea, al norte del golfo de Aqaba, Ptol.Geog.5.16.4.

French (New Testament)

ης (ἡ) Gérasa, ville de Pérée, auj. en Syrie