Bible Location
43 cross references · Modern-day map available
Judea is the southern region of the land of Israel, centered on Jerusalem and including the historic territory of Judah and surrounding districts. It is important because it becomes the main southern province in the Second Temple and New Testament periods, linking the heritage of Judah with the setting of Jesus' birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. First appears in Ezra 9:9.1
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
Ezra 9:9
AI summary: Judea's importance lies in the way it gathers older biblical geography into the world of the New Testament. After the exile and especially under later imperial rule, Judea names the southern province anchored by Jerusalem, distinguishing it from Galilee and Samaria. Because of that, it becomes the principal setting for the temple, pilgrimage, royal memory, and key gospel events, including Jesus' birth region and his final journey to Jerusalem. In Acts and the epistles, Judea also remains a meaningful regional term for the early Christian movement. Across the cross references, Judea serves as the southern heartland where older covenant history and New Testament fulfillment meet.1
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
43
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.