Home1815 Edition

GERGESA

Volume 9 · 71 words · 1815 Edition

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