- Judea
- geographical name see Judaea
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Judea
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Judea — or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Unicode|Yəhûḏāh , praised, celebrated ; Greek: Ιουδαία, Ioudaía ; Latin: Iudaea ) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael ), an area now… … Wikipedia
Judea — • It designates the part of Palestine adjacent to Jerusalem and inhabited by the Jewish community after their return from captivity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Judea Judea … Catholic encyclopedia
JUDEA — JUDEA, Latin form of Judah, the southern province of Ereẓ Israel during the period of Roman hegemony. Although this article deals with Judea as a Roman province, it should be pointed out that the name precedes the period. It was the natural name … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judea — ☛ V. bálsamo de Judea, betún de Judea … Diccionario de la lengua española
Judea — from L. Judaea, from Judah (see JUDAH (Cf. Judah)) … Etymology dictionary
Judea — [jo͞o dē′ə] ancient region of S Palestine under Persian, Greek, & Roman rule, corresponding roughly to the Biblical Judah Judean adj., n … English World dictionary
Judea — Para la provincia romana, véase Judea (provincia romana). Mapa del sudeste del Levante, hacia 830 a. C. Reino de Juda … Wikipedia Español
Judea — ► sustantivo femenino Bálsamo o betún de Judea. * * * Judea V. «bálsamo de Judea, betún de Judea». * * * Judea. □ V. bálsamo de Judea, betún de Judea. * * * Iudæa, provincia romana en Palestina, coincidente con el territorio del antiguo reino de … Enciclopedia Universal
Judea — noun Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire. 1611 In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and… … Wiktionary
Judea — 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;… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Judea — The kingdom of Judea (Judah) maintained its capital at Jerusalem until 586 BC, when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple, ended the kingdom, and transferred the leadership and much of the Jewish population in exile to Babylon. Under Cyrus of… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
