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Map of the Decapolis with Jerusalem and Pella visible. ... "The Fate of the Jerusalem Church. The Flight to Pella", Theologische Zeitschrift 29 (1973), p. 81-94.
Pella has been almost continuously occupied since Neolithic times. [12] During the Hellenistic period, the town formed with other like-minded towns in the region a political and cultural league known as the "Decapolis", [dubious – discuss] an alliance that grew in stature and economic importance to become regionally influential under Roman jurisdiction. [7]
Perea was a slender piece of land east of the Jordan River.It stretched from Wadi Yabis in the north to Wadi Mujib (Nahal Arnon) in the south. The region extended from the Jordan River westwards to the foothills eastward towards Amman (then known as Philadelphia).
Pella: West of Irbid: Tabaqat Fahl, Jordan: Dion (Tell Ashari) Sometimes also identified with Aydoun: Tell Ashari, Syria Raphana: Usually identified also with Raepta and Arpha [4] Ar-Rafi'ah, Syria Scythopolis: Only city west of the Jordan River: Beit She'an, Israel: Hippos: Mentioned by Pliny as Dio Hippos, usually this entity is divided into ...
Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It served as the capital of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. Currently, it is located 1 km outside the modern town of Pella. Pella was probably founded at the beginning of the 4th century BC by Archelaus I as the new capital of Macedon, supplanting Aigai.
Israel has combined its assault on the southern Gaza Strip with an online grid map dividing the enclave into hundreds of zones, which it says will direct residents away from its fight against Hamas.
Israel completed its withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor on Sunday, a militarized zone that splits Gaza in half, as part of its commitments under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.. Hundreds of ...
From January 2008 to April 2008, if you bought shares in companies when W. Steven Jones joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -1.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -6.7 percent return from the S&P 500.