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province, provincial
Facts:
A province is a division or part of a nation or empire. The term "provincial" describes something that is related to a province, such as a provincial governor.
- For example, the ancient Persian Empire was divided up into provinces such as Media, Persia, Syria, and Egypt.
- During the time of the New Testament, the Roman Empire was divided up into provinces such as Macedonia, Asia, Syria, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, and Galatia.
- Each province had its own ruling authority, who was subject to the king or ruler of the empire. This ruler was sometimes called a "provincial official" or "provincial governor."
- The terms "province" and "provincial" could also be translated as "region" and "regional."
(See also: ../other/asia.md, ../other/egypt.md, ../other/esther.md../other/galatia.md, ../other/galilee.md, ../other/judea.md, ../other/macedonia.md, ../other/mede.md, ../other/rome.md, ../other/samaria.md, ../other/syria.md)