Also called JUDAH and JUDAEA
(The southern division of Palestine)
It extended from the Jordan River and the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from Shiloh on the north to the wilderness on the south
Matthew 4:25; Luke 5:17; John 4:47,54
The term applies to all of Palestine in
Luke 1:5
It applies to the territory east of the Jordan River in
Matthew 19:1; Mark 10:1; Luke 23:5
Wilderness of
Called Beth-arabah
Joshua 15:6,61
Assigned to Benjamin
Joshua 18:22
John the Baptist preaches in
Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:3
