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Definition of Judaea

1. Noun. The southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ.

Definition of Judaea

1. Proper noun. (alternative form of Judea) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Judaea

Literary usage of Judaea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"3, 4) in judaea. Antipatris was the border town on the judaean side of the frontier ... Three natural divisions of judaea are men* tioned in the Mishnah ..."

2. Sketches of Jewish Social Life in the Days of Christ by Alfred Edersheim (1881)
"Alas, it was not long before judaea lost even this doubtful distinction, ... But so long as Jerusalem and judaea were the centre of Jewish learning, ..."

3. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (1883)
"From the city He retired with His disciples to 'the country,' which formed the province of judaea. There He taught, b st. ..."

4. A History of the New Testament Times by Adolf Hausrath, Charles T. Poynting, Philip Quenzer (1878)
"judaea. The southern part of Palestine is the least richly endowed by nature. According to the descriptions of Josephus, it appears that the unfruitful ..."

5. The Course of Empire: Outlines of the Chief Political Changes in the History by Charles Gardner Wheeler (1883)
"judaea, which became subject to Rome in the last century, was reduced to a ... judaea now, and all the promised land, Reduced a province under Roman yoke, ..."

6. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1875)
"... movement not national—Accountof the relations of Romo with Palestine—judaea finally annexed to the province of Syria— Caligula threatens to place his ..."

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