Bible Dictionaries
District
Holman Bible Dictionary
Translates several different Hebrew and Greek words referring to a region, territory, or land. In the Old Testament district often connotes a part of a larger whole, either the provinces of an empire (1 Kings 20:14-19 ), regions within a country (2 Chronicles 11:23 ), or sections of a city (Nehemiah 3:9-18 ). In the New Testament district often refers to the area around a city (Matthew 15:21; Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:10 ). At Acts 16:21 the reference is to an administrative area (perhaps Matthew 2:22 also). At times district means no more than the general area ( Matthew 9:26 ,Matthew 9:26,9:31 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'District'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/d/district.html. 1991.