GERGESA, in Ancient Geography, a Transjordan town, no otherwise known than by the Gergeseni of St. Matthew, and Gergesai of Moses; supposed to have stood in the neighbourhood of Gadara and near the sea of Tiberias. The Gergesai, 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 Girgasi, one of Canaan's sons. See GIRGASHITES.