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Judea

Named in 44 verses across 10 books, first in Acts 1:8.

In these stories

The Nativity and Isaiah 7:14: virgin or young woman?

Where

Coordinates

31.7774° N, 35.2349° E

One proposed location, not an established one.

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Identification

Uncertain

The exact spot is unknown; the point is placed by a related feature nearby.

The dataset’s editors marked this place as not identifiable with a known site.

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Dataset notes

Settlement within Judea available, but not the region itself.

Left by the dataset’s contributors; not reviewed by us.

Other records for this place

Judea

People

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

Herod Agrippa Irecorded as here, 3 events1 shared verse
Simon Peterrecorded as here, 2 events1 shared verse
James (Son of Zebedee)died here, recorded as here, 1 event
Jesus Christ2 events10 shared verses
Paulrecorded as here, 1 event1 shared verse
Agabusrecorded as here, 1 event1 shared verse
Phillip the Evangelistrecorded as here, 1 event
James (Brother of Jesus)recorded as here, 1 event
Mary (Mother of John Mark)recorded as here, 1 event
Mnasonrecorded as here, 1 event
Rhodarecorded as here, 1 event
Luke1 event
God5 shared verses
Herod3 shared verses
Holy Spirit2 shared verses
John the Baptist2 shared verses
David1 shared verse
Moses1 shared verse
Aaron1 shared verse
Daniel1 shared verse

In the Bible

All 13 verses in Acts, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 2:9
Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Acts 2:14
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
Acts 8:1
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:37
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
Acts 11:1
The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
Acts 11:29
So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
Acts 12:19
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
Acts 15:1
Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 21:10
After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Acts 26:20
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Acts 28:21
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

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Events here

Events the dataset sets at Judea. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. AD 27
Jesus Leaves Judea toward GalileeMatthew 4:12 – John 4:4
c. AD 29
Good Samaritan Parable TaughtLuke 10:25–37
c. AD 40
Herod kills JamesActs 12:1–2
c. AD 40
Herod imprisons PeterActs 12:3–5
c. AD 40
An angel rescues Peter from prisonActs 12:6–19
no date
Voyage from Miletus to JerusalemActs 21:1–17

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

After the Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the Jordan (Hag. 1:1, 14; 2:2). But under the Romans, in the time of Christ, it denoted the southernmost of the three divisions of Palestine (Matt. 2:1, 5; 3:1; 4:25), although it was also sometimes used for Palestine generally (Acts 28:21).

The province of Judea, as distinguished from Galilee and Samaria, included the territories of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Dan, Simeon, and part of Ephraim. Under the Romans it was a part of the province of Syria, and was governed by a procurator.