Peraea
Americannoun
noun
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All Trypho's efforts to break through proved futile; after skirting all Judaea from west to south, without being able to get clear of Simon, he at last withdrew to Peraea without having accomplished anything.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
Also, St. Luke's account of our Lord's ministry in Peraea and elsewhere, contained in ix.
From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton
Like his father, Antipas had a turn for architecture: he rebuilt and fortified the town of Sepphoris in Galilee; he also fortified Betharamptha in Peraea, and called it Julias after the wife of the emperor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Peraea presents on its numerous terraces a mixture of vines, olives, and pomegranates.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
They are from southern Bethlehem; they have come from the wild hills of Peraea, beyond the Jordan; many are from Galilee, where Christ has found so many devoted followers.
From An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight by Sanford, Arthur Benton
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