# Judea #

## Facts: ##

The term "Judea" refers to an area of land in ancient Israel. It is sometimes used in a narrow sense and other times in a broad sense.

 * Sometimes "Judea" is used in a narrow sense to refer only to the province located in the southern part of ancient Israel just west of the Dead Sea. Some translations call this province "Judah."
 * Other times "Judea" has a broad sense and refers to all the provinces of ancient Israel, including Galilee, Samaria, Perea, Idumea and Judea (Judah).
 * If translators want to make the distinction clear, the broad sense of Judea (ex. Luke 1:5) could be translated as "Judea Country" and the narrow sense (ex. Luke 1:39) could be translated as "Judea Province," or "Judah Province" since this is the part of ancient Israel where the tribe of Judah had originally lived.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [[../other/galilee.md]], [[../other/edom.md]], [[../other/judah.md]], [[../other/kingdomofjudah.md]], [[../other/samaria.md]])

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Thessalonians 02:14-16](en/tn/1th/help/02/14)
* [Acts 02:8-11](en/tn/act/help/02/08)
* [Acts 09:31-32](en/tn/act/help/09/31)
* [Acts 12:18-19](en/tn/act/help/12/18)
* [John 03:22-24](en/tn/jhn/help/03/22)
* [Luke 01:5-7](en/tn/luk/help/01/05)
* [Luke 04:42-44](en/tn/luk/help/04/42)
* [Luke 05:17](en/tn/luk/help/05/17)
* [Mark 10:1-4](en/tn/mrk/help/10/01)
* [Matthew 02:1-3](en/tn/mat/help/02/01)
* [Matthew 02:4-6](en/tn/mat/help/02/04)
* [Matthew 02:22-23](en/tn/mat/help/02/22)
* [Matthew 03:1-3](en/tn/mat/help/03/01)
* [Matthew 19:1-2](en/tn/mat/help/19/01)