Judaea
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Judaean adjective
Example Sentences
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Racine’s play offers a classic choice between love and duty: Titus, who is about to become the emperor of Rome, lives with Bérénice, the queen of Judaea.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
After the creation of the province of Judaea and the incorporation of the local ruling dynasty into the empire, various Jewish uprisings occurred.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Matthew 2:1 tells us that “when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem”.
From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2016
The only reliable statement we have about Pilate’s life after his time in Judaea comes from the pen of the Jewish writer Josephus.
From Time • Mar. 30, 2016
In the year ad 70 the Roman Army, exasperated by years of rebellion in Judaea, sacked the city of Jerusalem and destroyed the Israelites’ Temple there.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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