Judea
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9.5
- proper noun
- /dʒuˈdiə/
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Judea
- During the time of Christ, Judea was a province of the Roman Empire.
- Judea-Samaria
- Judea, and Gaza
- Bethlehem in Judea
You can't tell me that they're, they're not sleeper cells in Judea and Samaria.
- You can't tell me that they're, they're not sleeper cells in Judea and Samaria.
- The reason that Jews are called Jews is because we come from the land of Judea.
- Well, there was general disbelief at the time that the jubilee year in in Judea ever was really followed.
- But Israel's doing its Israel and Judea are doing their own similar things and conquering other places.
- But they, they learned that they can't return to Judea, which is where Bethlehem is, because Archelaus is now the king and he's worse than his father Herod was.
- But he says that's really a restoration of this Judea motif.
Examples
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I had never before questioned the assumption that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea.
Academic text (2005) -
To the Court of Herod, Governor of Judea, representatives of all nations came.
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I am the king of Judea.
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How long have you been in Judea?
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We have reports that you claim to be King of Judea.
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Obviously it was not great for Judea because the the area was taken over by the Romans and the famous Jewish temple was destroyed.
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But what if there was no Bethlehem in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth?
Academic text (2005) -
Jerusalem was the capital of Judea and Samaria.
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Look at the people in Galilee and Judea suffering, crying out for help, for mercy, for justice!
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Due to his persistence, cunning and some plain old luck, Judea Maccabeus was victorious once more.
Synonyms
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9.9
A southern region of ancient Palestine that was a Roman province in the first century
Surface Forms
Etymology
Judea comes from the old name Judah, which meant 'praise' and was the name of one tribe and its land, and the same root appears in the word Jew. So Judea originally meant 'the land of Judah', which is why it refers to the southern region of ancient Palestine.