Judea
יְהוּדָה · ye.hu.dah · H3063NἸουδαία · Ioudaia · G24491 other spelling52 mentions in 11 books, most in Acts (12)
Where it is
31.78° N, 35.23° E · Located through Jerusalem · region
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Counted from 52 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Judea, also known as Judah, was the southern region of ancient Israel, located between Samaria to the north and Idumea to the south. The area was named after the tribe of Judah, which settled there after the Israelites conquered Canaan. Judea was known for its hilly terrain and its capital, Jerusalem, which served as the religious and political center of the Jewish people. The region played a significant role throughout biblical history, from the time of the judges to the New Testament era. Many important events took place in Judea, including the reigns of King David and King Solomon, the construction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, and the ministries of Jesus and the early church. Judea was the birthplace of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5, 65) and Jesus (Matthew 2:1, 5). During the New Testament period, Judea was a Roman province, and it was the scene of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection (Luke 23:5; Jhn.19.19-20). The early Christian church began in Jerusalem and spread throughout Judea (Act.1.8; 2:9). The region's history, culture, and religious significance made it a central focus of both the Old and New Testaments.
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Every mention
52 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Ezra4 mentions
Ezra 5:1Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel.Ezra 5:8Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on…Ezra 7:14Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,Ezra 9:9For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of…
Daniel3 mentions
Daniel 2:25Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said this to him: “I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah who will make known to the king the…Daniel 5:13Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?Daniel 6:13Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his…
Matthew8 mentions
Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,Matthew 2:5They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,Matthew 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,Matthew 3:1In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,Matthew 3:5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.Matthew 4:25Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.Matthew 19:1When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.Matthew 24:16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mark4 mentions
Mark 1:5All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.Mark 3:7Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,Mark 10:1He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.Mark 13:14“But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the…
Luke10 mentions
Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.Luke 1:65Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of…Luke 4:44He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.Luke 5:17On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord…Luke 6:17He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came…Luke 7:17This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.Luke 21:21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the middle of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.Luke 23:5But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”
John7 mentions
John 3:22After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.John 4:3he left Judea and departed into Galilee.John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.John 4:54This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.John 7:1After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.John 7:3His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.John 11:7Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let’s go into Judea again.”
Acts12 mentions
Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”Acts 2:9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,Acts 8:1Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and…Acts 9:31So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.Acts 10:37you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;Acts 11:1Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.Acts 11:29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;Acts 12:19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.Acts 15:1Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”Acts 21:10As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.Acts 26:20but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of…Acts 28:21They said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.
2 Corinthians1 mention
Galatians1 mention
What the dictionary says
After the Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the Jordan (Hag. 1:1, 14; 2:2).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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