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Decapolis - dekapolis

Definition: Dekapolis (dek-ap'-ol-is) Noun, feminine - Decapolis, from deka (ten) and polis, meaning a city, a city-state, and also a body of citizens. A region of ten cities east of the Jordan river. The ancient geographers differ in their list but all agree that Gadara, Hippo, Pella and Scythopolis were included in the Decapolis.

Diagram: The Sign of Dekapolis is constructed from ten equilateral triangles, the six arms on the hexagram plus the four triangles inside, on the sides of the hexagon, are equal to the ten cities.

Mk 05:20a	And he and began to preach in the Decapolis, ...
Mk 07:31c	up midst the borders of Dekapolis.

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