JUDEA, MODERN

JUDEA, MODERN: - One of the divisions of the Holy Land under the Romans Lu 3:1 - Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of Judah 1Ki 12:21-24 - CALLED . The land of Judah Mt 2:6 . Jewry Da 5:13; Joh 7:1 - A mountainous district Lu 1:39,65 - Parts of, desert Mt 3:1; Ac 8:26 - Jerusalem the capital of Mt 4:25 - TOWNS OF . Arimathea Mt 27:57; Joh 19:38 . Azotus or Ashdod Ac 8:40 . Bethany Joh 11:1,18 . Bethlehem Mt 2:1,6,16 . Bethphage Mt 21:1 . Emmaus Lu 24:13 . Ephraim Joh 11:54 . Gaza Ac 8:26 . Jericho Lu 10:30; 19:1 . Joppa Ac 9:36; 10:5,8 . Lydda Ac 9:32,35,38 - John the Baptist preached in Mt 3:1 - OUR LORD . Born in Mt 2:1,5,6 . Tempted in the wilderness of Mt 4:1 . Frequently visited Joh 11:7 . Often left, to escape persecution Joh 4:1-3 - Several Christian churches in Ac 9:31; 1Th 2:14