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Judea

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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After the Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the Jordan (Haggai 1:1,14; 2:2 ). But under the Romans, in the time of Christ, it denoted the southernmost of the three divisions of Palestine (Matthew 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.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Judea'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​j/judea.html. 1897.
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