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Jesus took the twelve to
Tyre on the far west coast
of Israel. There were very
few Jews living in
Phoenecia, so He left the
masses behind. There He met a Greek
woman born in Syria. She begged Jesus to
drive a demon out of her daughter. Because

of her great faith in who He was, He healed the daughter.

Again, to avoid the crowds, Jesus led his disciples on a long
journey around the Sea of Galilee into the Gentile region of
the Decapolis. Great crowds of Gentiles came to see Him
and brought their sick and lame. This probably was a result
of the demoniac’s preaching. Matthew says the people were
amazed and remained for three days without food. Jesus
responded in compassion and fed 4,000 from seven loaves of
bread and a few small fish.

At this point in His ministry, Jesus began to tell those He healed to remain silent about it to others. His
healings were now out of personal compassion rather than a demonstration of His deity.

Jesus then crossed the Sea to Magadan, a small city
on the northwest side of the Sea of Galilee. Here
He encountered some Pharisees who asked for a
sign to validate His message, but Jesus refused. He
had already presented to them plenty of signs and
they rejected each one. Jesus knew that if He did not depart from
Galilee, they would find a way to kill Him there.

Jesus Finds Solitude with His Apostles Far North in Galilee (Mark
8:22-26; Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30 and Luke 9:18-21;
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31 and Luke 9:22-27)

Having made several attempts to get alone with His disciples, Jesus decided to take them north to the
region of Caesarea-Philippi, a very remote place in the foothills of Mount Hermon and a place that Jews
would never go.

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