Judaea

Judaea
or Judea geographical name region of ancient Palestine constituting the S division (Judah) of the country under Persian, Greek, & Roman rule; bounded on N by Samaria, on E by Jordan River & Dead Sea, on SW by Sinai Peninsula, & on W by the Mediterranean • Judaean or Judean adjective or noun

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  • Judaea — Greek and Latin form of Judah, and in the Maccabean era an independent state (1 Macc. 5:45); it sometimes refers to the whole of Palestine, e.g. the territory of Herod the Great (37–4 BCE). In NT times, Herod s son Archelaus ruled as tetrarch… …   Dictionary of the Bible

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  • Judaea — n. region of ancient Palestine that comprises the present day southern Israel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Judaea — Ju•dae•a [[t]dʒuˈdi ə[/t]] n. geg Judea Ju•dae′an, adj. n …   From formal English to slang

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