Dictionary entry

Judea, Modern

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

One of the divisions of the Holy Land under the Romans Lu 3:1

Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of Judah 1Ki 12:21-24

CALLED

The land of Judah Mt 2:6

Jewry Da 5:13; Joh 7:1

A mountainous district Lu 1:39,65

Parts of, desert Mt 3:1; Ac 8:26

Jerusalem the capital of Mt 4:25

TOWNS OF

Arimathea Mt 27:57; Joh 19:38

Azotus or Ashdod Ac 8:40

Bethany Joh 11:1,18

Bethlehem Mt 2:1,6,16

Bethphage Mt 21:1

Emmaus Lu 24:13

Ephraim Joh 11:54

Gaza Ac 8:26

Jericho Lu 10:30; 19:1

Joppa Ac 9:36; 10:5,8

Lydda Ac 9:32,35,38

John the Baptist preached in Mt 3:1

OUR LORD

Born in Mt 2:1,5,6

Tempted in the wilderness of Mt 4:1

Frequently visited Joh 11:7

Often left, to escape persecution Joh 4:1-3

Several Christian churches in Ac 9:31; 1Th 2:14