This would link to the previous paragraph. Thanks to the Byzantine Christians, Jerash remained in the fold and helped rejuvenate the city. A little later, Jerash was mentioned by Bishop Epiphanius of Salamis as the scene of an annual miracle; every year, on the day of Epiphany (January 6), which was also the anniversary of the miracle of Cana of Galilee, the water from the fountain of the church of Jerash was transformed into wine (Crowfoot, 1931, 2) . This is important to the history of Christianity in Jerash because it demonstrates that at this time there was a fully functioning Christian community celebrating religious festivals notable enough to be recorded by famous historical figures such as Bishop Epiphanius of