Judea (50 Occurrences)

... The province of Judea, as distinguished from Galilee and Samaria, included the territories of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Dan, Simeon, and part of Ephraim. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judea.htm - 22k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)

... As most of the Israelites returning from the captivity belonged to the tribe of Judah, they came to be called Jews and their land Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Region (96 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/region.htm - 34k

Felix (11 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Happy, the Roman procurator of Judea before whom Paul "reasoned" (Acts 24:25). He appears to have expected ... biblethesaurus.org/f/felix.htm - 15k

Throughout (291 Occurrences)

... Luke 1:65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/throughout.htm - 37k

Judean (7 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Judea. 2. (n.) A native of Judea; a Jew. Multi-Version Concordance Judean (7 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judean.htm - 8k

Procurator

... 2. (n.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/procurator.htm - 13k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... From the Chaldeans the rulership of Judea had been transferred to the Persians, and from the Persians, after an interval of 200 years, to Alexander the Great. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Antonius

... fe'-liks, an-to'-ni-us (Phelix, from Latin felix, "happy"): A Roman procurator of Judea, appointed in succession to Cumanus by the emperor Claudius. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antonius.htm - 10k

Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

... In the wide sense the Shephelah included the territory originally given to the tribe of Dan, and also a considerable part of Western and Southwestern Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... the best disposed and most faithful of his friends, who had accompanied him in his flight from Rome (Ant., XII, x, 4). On his arrival in Judea, he attempted to ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Nicanor (1 Occurrence)

... Soter. After the defeat of Seron by Judas, Epiphanes entrusted his chancellor Lysias with the reduction of Judea (1 Maccabees 3:34;). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicanor.htm - 14k

Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah explained it all to the king, and obtained his permission to go up to Jerusalem and there to act as tirshatha, or governor of Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehemiah.htm - 24k

Festus (14 Occurrences)

... Festus, Porcius. The successor of Felix (AD 60) as procurator of Judea (Acts 24:27). ... Festus, after being in office less than two years, died in Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festus.htm - 15k

Flee (187 Occurrences)

... Matthew 24:16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ... Luke 21:21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flee.htm - 38k

Toparchy

... (n.) A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/toparchy.htm - 7k

Mountains (221 Occurrences)

... Matthew 24:16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ... Luke 21:21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mountains.htm - 37k

Peraea

... thus indicated see GILEAD, 2. In the time of the Maccabees the province was mainly gentile, and Judas found it necessary to remove to Judea the scattered ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peraea.htm - 10k

Porcius (1 Occurrence)

... Festus, Porcius. The successor of Felix (AD 60) as procurator of Judea (Acts 24:27). ... Festus, after being in office less than two years, died in Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/porcius.htm - 11k

Archelaus (1 Occurrence)

... He inherited from his father a third part of his kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called "king" (Matthew 2:22). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archelaus.htm - 7k

Agabus (2 Occurrences)

... of Agabus to Antioch took place in the winter of 43-44 AD, and was the means of urging the Antiochian Christians to send relief to the brethren in Judea by the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agabus.htm - 9k

Sama'ria (102 Occurrences)

... Acts 1:8 but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sama'ria.htm - 34k

Features (3 Occurrences)

... The hill country consists of the mountains of Judea, and its features are continued northward to the plain of Esdraelon and southward to the Sinaitic peninsula ... biblethesaurus.org/f/features.htm - 12k

Dwelling (340 Occurrences)

... Luke 1:65 And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of, (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dwelling.htm - 36k

Assemblies (48 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Assemblies (48 Occurrences). Acts 9:31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assemblies.htm - 22k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... a recognition of a further-and politically more important-division into 3 areas running transversely, known in New Testament times as Galilee, Samaria and Judea... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Beyond (209 Occurrences)

... Matthew 4:25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beyond.htm - 42k

Targum

... Although it is not recorded, it is not impossible that following the example of the Assyrians, Nebuchadnezzar may have sent into Judea compulsory colonists ... biblethesaurus.org/t/targum.htm - 38k

Testaments

... A storm of wrath, the only notable one of this period, thereupon swept over Judea. ... Egypt fell to the share of Ptolemy Soter and Judea was made part of it. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... of the Term 2. Roman Provincial Administration (1) First Period (2) Second Period (3) Third Period 3. Division of Provinces 4. Province of Judea 5. Revenue ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... A storm of wrath, the only notable one of this period, thereupon swept over Judea. ... Egypt fell to the share of Ptolemy Soter and Judea was made part of it. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Stayed (169 Occurrences)

... (WEB NAS RSV NIV). John 3:22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. ... He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stayed.htm - 34k

Country

... Then the country West of the Jordan was divided into three portions: Judea in the South, Galilee in the North, and Samaria in the middle. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Large (235 Occurrences)

... WEY). Matthew 4:25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. (See NAS NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/large.htm - 34k

Governor (78 Occurrences)

... (2.) The procurator of Judea under the Romans (Matthew 27:2). (Comp. Luke 2:2, where the verb from which the Greek word so rendered is derived is used.). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/governor.htm - 48k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... From the Chaldeans the rulership of Judea had been transferred to the Persians, and from the Persians, after an interval of 200 years, to Alexander the Great. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Magi (4 Occurrences)

... iv) tell us how widespread in the East at the time of Christ's coming was the expectation that "at that time men starting from Judea would make themselves ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magi.htm - 26k

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (WEB KJV WEY ASV ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k

Lod (4 Occurrences)

... 2. History from Maccabean Times: The three governments of Aphaerema, Lydda and Ramathaim were added to Judea from the country of Samaria by King Demetrius II ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lod.htm - 11k

Lydda (3 Occurrences)

... 2. History from Maccabean Times: The three governments of Aphaerema, Lydda and Ramathaim were added to Judea from the country of Samaria by King Demetrius II ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lydda.htm - 11k

Withdrew (55 Occurrences)

... Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/withdrew.htm - 22k

Wilderness (304 Occurrences)

... Paran.". The "wilderness of Judea" (Matthew 3:1) is a wild, barren region, lying between the Dead Sea and the Hebron Mountains. It ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wilderness.htm - 43k

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)

... The exact locality of Kerioth (compare Joshua 15:25) is doubtful, but it lay probably to the South of Judea, being identified with the ruins of el Karjetein ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iscariot.htm - 25k

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)

... Aristobulus made war against the Itureans, compelled many of them to be circumcised, and added a great part of their territory to Judea, 140 BC (Ant., XIII, xi ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ituraea.htm - 10k

Tetrarch (5 Occurrences)

... a distinction between Herod "tetrarch" of Galilee, Philip "tetrarch" of Trachonitis, Lysanias "tetrarch" of Abilene, and Archelaius "ethnarch" of Judea (BJ, II ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tetrarch.htm - 9k

Regions (22 Occurrences)

... Regions (22 Occurrences). Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regions.htm - 12k

District (59 Occurrences)

... District (59 Occurrences). Matthew 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/district.htm - 24k

Menelaus

... the last time in the reign of Eupator in 162 BC Lysias, the king's chancellor, accused him to the king as the cause of all the troubles in Judea (2 Maccabees 13 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Philistines (224 Occurrences)

... In the time of Abraham they inhabited the south-west of Judea, Abimelech of Gerar being their king (Genesis 21:32, 34; 26:1). They are, however, not noticed ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philistines.htm - 75k

Partridge (2 Occurrences)

... is distinguished by "its ringing call-note, which in early morning echoes from cliff to cliff amidst the barrenness of the wilderness of Judea and the glens of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/partridge.htm - 13k

Baptized (52 Occurrences)

... (ASV). Mark 1:5 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptized.htm - 21k

Bacchides

... Mesopotamia and a faithful friend of both Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius Soter, established at the request of the latter the rulership over Judea for Aleimus ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchides.htm - 7k

Belonged (105 Occurrences)

... Belonged (105 Occurrences). Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belonged.htm - 36k

Borders (104 Occurrences)

... (WBS). Matthew 19:1 It happened when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/borders.htm - 40k

Begun (50 Occurrences)

... Luke 23:5 and they were the more urgent, saying -- 'He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea -- having begun from Galilee -- unto ... biblethesaurus.org/b/begun.htm - 21k

Bethabara (1 Occurrence)

... one of the cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:22). If this be correct, the site is in Judea. Another solution is sought in the idea of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethabara.htm - 10k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

...Judea was added to the tetrarchies of Philip and Antipas; and Herod Agrippa I was made ruler over the wide territory which had been governed by his grandfather ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Countryside (19 Occurrences)

... (WEB). Mark 1:5 All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/countryside.htm - 12k

Arbela

... The former says that "Demetrius sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea. who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arbela.htm - 9k

Augustus (4 Occurrences)

... It is chiefly through the connection of Judea and Palestine with the Roman Empire that Augustus comes in contact with early Christianity, or rather with the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augustus.htm - 12k

Across (172 Occurrences)

... RSV). Matthew 4:25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/across.htm - 35k

Abigal (1 Occurrence)

... three times, or 'abhughayil, once, or 'abhighayil, once; "father," or "cause of joy"): (1) The wife of Nabal, a rich shepherd of southern Judea, whose home was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abigal.htm - 10k

Abigail (18 Occurrences)

... three times, or 'abhughayil, once, or 'abhighayil, once; "father," or "cause of joy"): (1) The wife of Nabal, a rich shepherd of southern Judea, whose home was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abigail.htm - 17k

Sanabassarus

... 2:15(14), but Sabanassaro, in 1 Esdras 6:18 (17) (Revised Version margin) and Sanabassaros, in 1 Esdras 6:20 (19)): He was "governor of Judea" under Cyrus ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanabassarus.htm - 8k

Saying (2162 Occurrences)

... Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, (WEB ASV DBY NAS ... biblethesaurus.org/s/saying.htm - 35k

Staying (39 Occurrences)

... (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV). John 7:1 After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/staying.htm - 17k

Spending (7 Occurrences)

... John 3:22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. ... He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spending.htm - 8k

Sanabassar

... 2:15(14), but Sabanassaro, in 1 Esdras 6:18 (17) (Revised Version margin) and Sanabassaros, in 1 Esdras 6:20 (19)): He was "governor of Judea" under Cyrus ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanabassar.htm - 8k

Shaphan (26 Occurrences)

... the priest (8-14). His grandson Gedaliah was governor of Judea (25:22). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHAPHAN. sha'-fan (shaphan ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shaphan.htm - 18k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... history of the Jews, on account of the large colonies of the latter in Mesopotamia, and the interference of the Parthians in the affairs of Judea, once making ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Star (16 Occurrences)

... for whose coming, not Israel only, but more or less consciously the whole civilized world was waiting; next, that, when they had come to Judea in consequence ... biblethesaurus.org/s/star.htm - 29k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... During the Roman period (except for about 10 years at the time of Gabinius, who applied to Judea the Roman system of government; compare Marquardt, Romische ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Ought (130 Occurrences)

... abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ought.htm - 36k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)

... 4:21; Ezekiel 35:3-15 Obadiah 1:10-16), and during the absence of the Jews they advanced north and occupied all the Negeb and Southern Judea as far as Hebron ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)

... 4:21; Ezekiel 35:3-15 Obadiah 1:10-16), and during the absence of the Jews they advanced north and occupied all the Negeb and Southern Judea as far as Hebron ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negev.htm - 26k

Followed (201 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 4:25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/followed.htm - 35k

Asmoneans

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ASMONEANS. as-mo-ne'-ans: A remarkable priestly family of Modin, in Judea, also called Hasmoneans or Maccabees. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Brothers (574 Occurrences)

... John 7:3 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brothers.htm - 35k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... He was the sixth in the order of the Roman procurators of Judea (AD 26-36). ... The praenomen is nowhere mentioned. Pilate was 5th procurator of Judea. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k