Decapolis
a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.
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How to use Decapolis in a sentence
He was a native of Decapolis, a country, as we have seen, very much disposed to credulity.
Ecce Homo! | Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' HolbachTheir common origin, civilization, and interests bound them closely together, and they were known as the Decapolis.
Biblical Geography and History | Charles Foster KentThis city is placed among those of the Decapolis, in Matthew, vii.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) | Charles BuckeIt is not to be confounded with the Philadelphia of the Decapolis in Palestine.
Archology and the Bible | George A. BartonThese cities of the Decapolis appear to have been built on a similar plan.
Archology and the Bible | George A. Barton
British Dictionary definitions for Decapolis
/ (dɪˈkæpəlɪs) /
a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
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