Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.
Our Lord Jesus seldom staid long in a place, for he knew where his work lay, and attended the changes of it. When he had cured the woman of Canaan's daughter, he had done what he had to do in that place, and therefore presently left those parts, and returned to the sea of Galilee, whereabout his usual residence was; yet he did not come...
Commenting on Mark 7:31-37
And they bring unto him one that was deaf,.... There were two sorts of persons that were called deaf among the Jews; one that could neither hear nor speak; such were they who were born deaf; and so having never heard any thing, it was impossible they should ever speak: the other sort were they that could speak, but not hear; who lost their hearing...
Verse 31. Departing from the coasts. The country, or regions of Tyre. Came unto the sea of Galilee. The sea of Tiberias. Decapolis. See . He did not go immediately into Capernaum, or any city where he was known, but into the retired regions around the sea of Galilee. This was done to avoid the designs of the Pharisees who sought his life. (e) "And again"