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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3257496, member: 19463"]From Wikipedia</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis</a></p><p>The names of the traditional Ten Cities of the Decapolis come from the Roman historian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder" rel="nofollow">Pliny the Elder</a> in his <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny%27s_Natural_History" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny%27s_Natural_History" rel="nofollow">Natural History</a></i>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> They are:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash" rel="nofollow">Gerasa</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash" rel="nofollow">Jerash</a>) in Jordan</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bet_She%27an" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bet_She%27an" rel="nofollow">Scythopolis</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth-Shean" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth-Shean" rel="nofollow">Beth-Shean</a>) in Israel, the only city west of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River" rel="nofollow">Jordan River</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos" rel="nofollow">Hippos</a> (also Hippus or Sussita; Al-Husn in Arabic) on the Golan Heights</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadara" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadara" rel="nofollow">Gadara</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qais" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qais" rel="nofollow">Umm Qais</a>) in Jordan</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan" rel="nofollow">Pella</a> (west of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbid" rel="nofollow">Irbid</a>) in Jordan</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia</a>, modern day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman" rel="nofollow">Amman</a>, the capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" rel="nofollow">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitolias" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitolias" rel="nofollow">Capitolias</a>, also Dion, probably <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Ras" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Ras" rel="nofollow">Beit Ras</a> or possibly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Husn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Husn" rel="nofollow">Al Husn</a>, both in Jordan</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canatha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canatha" rel="nofollow">Canatha</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanawat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanawat" rel="nofollow">Qanawat</a>) in Syria</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphana" rel="nofollow">Raphana</a>, usually identified with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abila_(Decapolis)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abila_(Decapolis)" rel="nofollow">Abila</a> in Jordan</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus" rel="nofollow">Damascus</a>, the capital of modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" rel="nofollow">Syria</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a></li> </ol><p>While the cities were significant in Biblical accounts, the cities predate that period. There is some discussion on why the ten were selected but the theory I like is that they were cities with more importance to the Greek and Roman culture than some others that were local and more 'Eastern'. I'll bet you can find some online discrepancies on the matter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3257496, member: 19463"]From Wikipedia [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis[/url] The names of the traditional Ten Cities of the Decapolis come from the Roman historian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder']Pliny the Elder[/URL] in his [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny%27s_Natural_History']Natural History[/URL][/I].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] They are: [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash']Gerasa[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash']Jerash[/URL]) in Jordan [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bet_She%27an']Scythopolis[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth-Shean']Beth-Shean[/URL]) in Israel, the only city west of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River']Jordan River[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos']Hippos[/URL] (also Hippus or Sussita; Al-Husn in Arabic) on the Golan Heights [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadara']Gadara[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qais']Umm Qais[/URL]) in Jordan [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan']Pella[/URL] (west of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbid']Irbid[/URL]) in Jordan [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman']Philadelphia[/URL], modern day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman']Amman[/URL], the capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordan[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitolias']Capitolias[/URL], also Dion, probably [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_Ras']Beit Ras[/URL] or possibly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Husn']Al Husn[/URL], both in Jordan [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canatha']Canatha[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanawat']Qanawat[/URL]) in Syria [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphana']Raphana[/URL], usually identified with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abila_(Decapolis)']Abila[/URL] in Jordan [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus']Damascus[/URL], the capital of modern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] [/LIST] While the cities were significant in Biblical accounts, the cities predate that period. There is some discussion on why the ten were selected but the theory I like is that they were cities with more importance to the Greek and Roman culture than some others that were local and more 'Eastern'. I'll bet you can find some online discrepancies on the matter.[/QUOTE]
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