Modern Judea

33 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

24 sections

A Mountainous District

Luke 1:39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
Luke 1:65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

Called: Jewry

Daniel 5:13 So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
John 7:1 After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

Called: The Land of Judah

Matthew 2:6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

Comprised the Whole of the Ancient Kingdom of Judah

1 Kings 12:21–24 And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. …

Jerusalem the Capital of

Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

John the Baptist Preached In

Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

One of the Divisions of the Holy Land Under the Romans

Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Our Lord: Born In

Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:5–6 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: …

Our Lord: Frequently Visited

John 11:7 and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

Our Lord: Often Left, to Escape Persecution

John 4:1–3 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John …

Our Lord: Tempted in the Wilderness of

Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Parts of, Desert

Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

Several Christian Churches In

Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

Towns of Arimathea

Matthew 27:57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
John 19:38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

Towns of Azotus or Ashdod

Acts 8:40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Towns of Bethany

John 11:1 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 11:18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

Towns of Bethlehem

Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Matthew 2:16 When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

Towns of Bethphage

Matthew 21:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

Towns of Emmaus

Luke 24:13 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Towns of Ephraim

John 11:54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

Towns of Gaza

Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

Towns of Jericho

Luke 10:30 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
Luke 19:1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

Towns of Joppa

Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 10:5 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 10:8 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.

Towns of Lydda

Acts 9:32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
Acts 9:35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Acts 9:38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.