Judea - Wikipedia Judea or Judaea ( dʒuːˈdiːə, dʒuːˈdeɪə ; [1] Hebrew: יהודה, Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yehūḏā; Greek: Ἰουδαία, Ioudaía; Latin: Iudaea) is a mountainous region of the Levant Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Palestine and Israel
Judaea | Ancient Region, Middle East History Culture - Britannica Judaea, the southernmost of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine; the other two were Galilee in the north and Samaria in the centre No clearly marked boundary divided Judaea from Samaria, but the town of Beersheba was traditionally the southernmost limit
What Is Judea in the Bible? - Christianity. com When was Judea settled, and why does it get mentioned more than Israel in the New Testament? The answer gives an important view of God's chosen people and the start of Christianity The region of Judea extended west of the Jordan River and encompassed the southernmost part of the area
Topical Bible: Judaea or Judea Judaea, also spelled Judea, is a region of significant historical and religious importance, located in the southern part of ancient Israel It is bordered by Samaria to the north, the Dead Sea to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west
Judea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judea or Judaea (Hebrew: יהודה, Yehudah) is the ancient name of the mountainous terrain surrounding Jerusalem Its location falls in present-day Israel and the Palestinian West Bank
Why Is Judea Such an Important Place in the Bible? In about a 3–400-year period, the world saw a few major superpowers battling it out for supremacy: Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia Right in the center of each of these nations was Judea It held a strategic location for trade as well as for military conquest
Judaea - Livius Judaea: small province of the Roman empire, more or less equivalent to modern Israel and the Palestinian territories This part of the Roman empire is exceptionally well-known because we have sources written by the native population
Judaea (Roman province) - Wikipedia Judaea [1] was a Roman province from 6 to 135 CE, which at its height encompassed the regions of Judea, Idumea, Peraea, Samaria, and Galilee, as well as parts of the coastal plain of the southern Levant
Judea - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway Judea is the Graeco-Roman designation of an area earlier included in the former kingdom of Judah, and to which the Hebrews of the Babylonian captivity returned Added to this is the fact that most of the returnees from the Exile were of the tribe of Judah The name is used first in Tobit 1:18 where it is used of the Davidic kingdom of Judah