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Judea

Named in 44 verses across 10 books, first in Matthew 2:1.

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 8 verses in Matthew, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Matthew

Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:5
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
Matthew 2:22
But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 3:5
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Matthew 4:25
The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 19:1
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 24:16
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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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.