Decapolis
: a large region south of the Sea of Galilee mainly east of the Jordan
Galilee
: the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
Jerusalem
: the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
Jordan
: the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
Judea
: a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
Syria
: the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia