JUDEA

–1. Also called JUDAH and JUDAEA

–(The southern division of Palestine)

.It extended from the Jordan River and the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from Shiloh on the north to the wilderness on the south Mt 4:25; Lu 5:17; Joh 4:47,54

.The term applies to all of Palestine in Lu 1:5

.It applies to the territory east of the Jordan River in Mt 19:1; Mr 10:1; Lu 23:5

–2. Wilderness of

.Called Beth-arabah Jos 15:6,61

.Assigned to Benjamin Jos 18:22

.John the Baptist preaches in Mt 3:1; Lu 3:3