GERGESA, in Ancient Geography, a Transjordan town, no otherwise known than by the Gergesem of St. Matthew, and Gergeser of Moses; supposed to have stood in the neighbourhood of Gadara and near the sea of Tiberias. The Gergeser, one of the seven ancient people of Canaan, less frequently mentioned than the rest, appear to have been less considerable and more obscure: their name is from Girgesi, one of Canaan's sons. See GARGASHITES.