Lexicon :: Strong's G2449 - ioudaia

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of [fn]Herod the king (Herod the Great), [fn]magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

In those days [fn]John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea [along the western side of the Dead Sea] and saying,

Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;

Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,

Getting up, He left there (Capernaum) and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gathered around Him again and accompanied Him, and as was His custom, He once more began to teach them.

“But when you see the [fn]ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing [in the temple sanctuary] where it ought not to be (let the [fn]reader understand) then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was [fn]Zacharias, of [fn]the division of Abijah. His wife was [fn]a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth.

Now in the fifteenth year of [Emperor] [fn]Tiberius Caesar’s reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod [Antipas] was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene—

So He continued preaching in the synagogues of Judea [the country of the Jews, including Galilee].

One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,

After these things Jesus and His disciples went into the land of Judea, and there He spent time with them and baptized.

After this, Jesus walked [from place to place] in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death.

And on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].

Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”