Judea

American

[joo-dee-uh] / dʒuˈdi ə /

Or Judaea

noun

the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel.

Judea British

/ dʒuːˈdɪə /

noun

a variant spelling of Judaea

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Judea

Christian scriptures treat Judea and Samaria not as symbols, but as the actual districts on the Roman map.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

The forest was partitioned into different areas and given biblical place names, such as Judea, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024

Judea Pearl, a computer science professor, said UC President Michael V. Drake was ultimately responsible for the campus security failures.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2024

The revolt of the Maccabees, as it came to be known, continued on and ultimately drove the Seleucids from Judea in 160.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 7, 2023

She felt that the entire kingdom of Judea should be hers so that the Ptolemaic Empire would be complete once again.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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