Bible Dictionary
Judaea, Or Judea
Judaea was the region associated with Judah after the exile and, under Roman rule, the southern division of Palestine. In the New Testament the name could also be used more broadly for the land of the Jews.
Biblical Usage
Judea is frequently named in the New Testament as the land and region in which Jewish communities lived and in which events of the Gospel occurred. The expression could also extend beyond the Jordan.
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