Mark 5:3

“Who had his dwelling among the tombs, etc..] Which is one of the characters of a madman among the Jews; who say it is f64 “the sign of a madman, that he goeth out in the night, twrbqh tybb lhw, “and lodges among the tombs”, and rends his garments, and loses what is given to him.” ˆ The same they say, in the same place, of an hypochondriac, and melancholy man; and of Kordiacus, which they give out f65 is a demon that possesses, and has power over some sort of persons: and no man could bind him, no, not with chains; so as to hold him for any length of time: not only cords were insufficient to hold, but even chains of iron; so strong was he through the possession; for this could not be by his…”

“See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34. Mark 5:4 He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says respecting this case: “There are some very similar at the present day - furious and dangerous maniacs, who wander about the mountains, and sleep in tombs and caves. In their worst paroxysms they are quite…”

“Mar 9:18-22; Isa 65:4; Dan 4:32, Dan 4:33; Luk 8:29 Mark 5:4”