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In Judaism
What is now Judea?
The ancient land of Judea (a roughly square area to the West of the Dead Sea) is now split between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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In The Bible
Is Judea in Africa?
Judea (or Judaea) represented the historical southern kingdom inIsrael that included Jerusalem. Israel including its neighboringcounties in the Middle East are part of the con…tinent of Asia. Additionally You can think of ancient Judaea as modern "Palestine," today. (MORE)
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In Judaism
Is Judea in Jerusalem?
No Judea is not in Jerusalem. It's the city of Jerusalem that is in the Province of Judea or Judah.
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What was Judea called before it was Judea?
Judea was the Roman name for the former kindom of Judah, centred on the city of Jerusalem. However, for administrative convenience, the Romans expanded the territory governed… as Judea, by including a great deal of additional territory. (MORE)
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Why was there unrest in Judea?
Much of the reason for unrest in Judea and Galilee, during the period from the death of Herod until the second Jewish War, was the high taxation imposed on the far eastern …provinces, particularly during the reign of Nero. Nero exempted Greece from taxation, thus placing a heavier burden on the other provinces of the eastern empire. Also, many Jews resented foreign domination. Although the Pharisees accepted the Romans, they did not really dominate Jewish politics before 70 CE. After the destruction of the Temple, in 70 CE, many Jewish leaders and sects vied for power in the vacuum left by the demise of the old religious sects. (MORE)
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What was the capital of Judea?
Jerusalem was the capital of Judea until 6 CE, when the capital was moved to Caesaria.
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Who named Judea Philistia?
Judea was the Roman name for the former inland state of Judah, that formed part of the Levant, or Palestine. It was never renamed Philistia, which was formerly the coastal are…a occupied by the Philistines. By the first century, the Romans had fragmented the Levant into a number of territories under formal or informal Roman control. These included Idumea, Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Phoenicea and the Decapolis. The boundaries varied from time to time purely according to Roman administative convenience, sometimes regardless of historical precedent or which ethnic group occupied the territories concerned. After the Second Jewish War of 132-136 CE, the Romans renamed Judea as Syria Palaestina - not Philistia. (MORE)
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In Judaism
How did the Jews go from galilee to judea?
All they would have to do is stay where they were. Judea was a Roman province, Galiee was a section of that province.
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Did Paul preach in Judea?
In his epistles, Paul only mentions going to Jerusalem, in Judea, briefly to explain to the brethren of the Jerusalem church the gospel he taught and to get their agreement fo…r the admission of gentiles, without circumcision or adherence to Jewish dietary laws. He says nothing about preaching in Judea. (MORE)
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How did Judea get its name?
After the Assyrians conquered ancient Israel in the First Templeera and exiled the Ten Israelite tribes, the Israelites whoremained in the land were (and are) mostly from the …Israelite tribeof Judah, and the land was therefore called Judea in the SecondTemple era. (MORE)