“And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.” (Mark 5:9)
“He casts out demons” is an Aramaic colloquialism. It means he restored an insane man. The Aramaic word for demon is sheda. It is often applied to men who have queer ideas and who talk too much or to anyone whose actions are not approved...
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Author: George M. Lamsa
Keywords: Gadara, Gadarenes, Decapolis, Gedara, Gadarene swine, Gadarene, Demoniacs of Gadara, Gadarene demoniacs, swine rush headlong, Gergesenes, Gerasa, Gerasenes, Gergesa, Gergasa, country of the Gerasenes, swine, pigs, demoniac, demoniacs, demon possessed, swine rushed headlong, Legion, Legion the Gadarene Pigs, Legion the Gadarene swine, unclean spirit, demons, demon possession, possessed by a demon, demonic possession, demonic, Healing of Legion
Bible reference(s): Matthew 8:31-32, Mark 5:9-14, Luke 8:32-33
Source: Gospel Light (San Francisco: Harper & Row), p. 187.
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