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

However, out of respect to the Romans, I will restore Peraea to the Rhodians, and to Attalus his ships, and such prisoners as can be found.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great by the Samaritan Malthace, and full brother of Archelaus, received as his share of his father’s dominions the provinces of Galilee and Peraea, with the title of tetrarch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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

There are other stories told by Jesus while in Peraea, which you will find in the gospel by Luke, the beloved physician.

From Child's Story of the Bible by Mary A. (Mary Artemisia) Lathbury

The Four Gospels are written in Greek, and the word 'legion' is Latin; but in Galilee and Peraea the people spoke neither Latin nor Greek, but Hebrew, or a dialect of it.

From The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Annie Wood Besant