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Carved Doorway at Canatha

Carved Doorway at Canatha

‎Canatha (modern Qanawat, Syria) was one of the cities of the Decapolis confederation, a loosely affiliated group of between 10 and 18 cities to the east and south of the Sea of Galilee. While this city isn’t mentioned by name in the Bible, it is likely that people from here were among the crowds from the Decapolis that came to see Jesus, and he may have visited here during his itinerant ministry.
‎Matt 4:25, Mark 5:20, Mark 7:31



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