'Surrounding' in the Bible
And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word throughout all the surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;
Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere throughout the district surrounding Galilee.
He wondered at their unbelief.And He was going around in the villages teaching.
Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.
And the news about Him spread into every place in the surrounding district (Galilee).
Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].
Now the day was ending, and the twelve [disciples] came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging, and get provisions; because here we are in an isolated place.”
nor will people say, ‘Look! Here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For the kingdom of God is among you [because of My presence].”
And I was still unknown by sight to the churches which were in Christ in Judea (Jerusalem and the surrounding region);