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Through Samaria and the Decapolis: Ministry Beyond Jewish Borders

Trace Jesus’s transformative journeys breaking through ancestral barriers: from the Temple in Jerusalem through Samaria at Jacob’s Well, into the cities of Galilee, and across the Sea of Galilee into the Greco-Roman Decapolis region.

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Itinerary Stops (6)

  • Stop 1: Jerusalem (John 4:1-3)

    Jesus departs Judea after early ministry, setting His course through Samaria toward Galilee.

  • Stop 2: Sychar (John 4:4-42)

    Wearied from His journey, Jesus sits by Jacob’s Well at noon and reveals His Messiahship to the Samaritan woman, leading many Samaritans to believe.

  • Stop 3: Cana (John 2:1-11; 4:46-54)

    Jesus returns to Cana where He performed His first sign, and heals the royal official’s dying son with a spoken word.

  • Stop 4: Capernaum (Matthew 4:13; Mark 1:21)

    Jesus makes Capernaum His ministry center by the Sea of Galilee, preaching the Kingdom and calling His disciples.

  • Stop 5: Chorazin (Matthew 11:21)

    Jesus preaches and performs mighty miracles throughout the northern lake cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum.

  • Stop 6: Gadara (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20)

    Crossing the storm-tossed Sea of Galilee, Jesus lands in the region of Gadara in the Decapolis, delivering the demon-possessed man who then proclaims Jesus’s works across ten cities.

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