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A marble slab was uncovered with an inscription in Hebrew that might indicate the exact location of the event. The Gospel of Mark recalls the arrival of Jesus to the northeastern region of the Sea of Galilee, the Kineret: They reached the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake, and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him. The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain, because he had often been secured with fetters and...

Feb. 3, 2003National water company halts pumping from Sea of Galilee By DAVID RUDGE Mekorot has stopped pumping water from the Sea of Galilee to the National Water Carrier for the rest of the month, to carry out maintenance work on the network. The drying up of the system will enable essential repairs and protective work to be carried out on pipelines, valves and pumping gear. Officials with Mekorot, the national water company, said the work had been made possible by the low level of the sea and reduced demand for water for irrigation purposes because of rainfall. Water will...