So the term legion refers to any large number of beings a multitude. At that time, a legion averaged about 5,000 fighting men, though it could have thousands more or fewer. In common usage, a legion was the largest unit in the Roman army. When Jesus asked the demon what its name was, the demon replied, “My name is Legion. In Mark 5, Jesus visits the region of the Gerasenes and is immediately confronted by a demon-possessed man who lived among the tombs, cut himself with stones, and could not be kept in captivity (Mark 5:1–5).
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