There is no record as to how long Jesus remained in the region of Tyre and Sidon (Phoenecia). We may assume that the report of the healing of the Syrophonecian girl quickly spread throughout the territory. Jesus was still intent on being alone with the twelve. Therefore, he decided to withdraw from Phoenicia, going to the region known as the Decapolis, which lay on the east of the Jordan River and largely to the south of the Sea of Galilee. As he journeyed, he carefully avoided the territory that was governed by Herod Antipas.