Peraea

American  

[puh-ree-uh] / pəˈri ə /

noun

1. a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.

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Peraea British  

/ pəˈriːə /

noun

1. a region of ancient Palestine, east of the River Jordan and the Dead Sea

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Peraea

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 Leighton Pullan

Galilee and Peraea were given to another son, Antipas; and a region more to the north to a third, Philip.

From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by James Stalker

Then he marched back, by Emmaus and Sichem, descended the hills and marched to Jericho; where he was joined by Placidus, with the troops from Peraea.

From For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Further self-revelation at Jerusalem: conflict: journey to Peraea; vii.

From The Books of the New Testament by Leighton Pullan

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 Julius Wellhausen

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