Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Judea in the Bible
Judea is the southern region centered on Jerusalem and the hill country historically associated with Judah. In the New Testament it forms an important setting for the birth narratives, John the Baptist's ministry, Jesus' activity around Jerusalem, and the earliest Christian community.
Historical Context
The boundaries and political status of Judea changed across biblical periods. In first-century texts, Judea can refer to Roman-administered territory around Jerusalem and, more broadly, the southern Jewish homeland.
Location Details
Country: Israel / West Bank
Region: Judea
Coordinates: 31.700000, 35.100000
Type: Region
Bible Verses About Judea
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
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