Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret
According to the Gospel of Mark, as Jesus passes through Gennesaret, just after the account of him walking on water, all those who touch the edge, or Hem, or fringe of his cloak are healed:
In both gospels, those who were sick aimed to touch the κράσπεδον, kraspedon of Jesus' garments, "the tassel which, in accordance with, the Jew wore on each of the four extremities of his cloak".
First-century historian Flavius Josephus refers to the Gennesaret area as having very rich soil. The town was perhaps halfway between Capernaum and Magdala.
