New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Judea, Modern

• One of the divisions of the Holy Land under the Romans Lk. 3:1
• Comprised the whole of the ancient kingdom of Judah 1 Ki. 12:21-24
• Called
  • The land of Judah Mt. 2:6
  • Jewry Dan. 5:13; Jn. 7:1
• A mountainous district Lk. 1:39, 65
• Parts of, desert Mt. 3:1; Acts 8:26
• Jerusalem the capital of Mt. 4:25
• Towns of
  • Arimathea Mt. 27:57; Jn. 19:38
  • Azotus or Ashdod Acts 8:40
  • Bethany Jn. 11:1, 18
  • Bethlehem Mt. 2:1, 6, 16
  • Bethphage Mt. 21:1
  • Emmaus Lk. 24:13
  • Ephraim Jn. 11:54
  • Gaza Acts 8:26
  • Jericho Lk. 10:30, 19:1
  • Joppa Acts 9:36, 10:5, 8
  • Lydda Acts 9:32, 35, 38
• John the Baptist preached in Mt. 3:1
• Our lord
  • Born in Mt. 2:1, 5, 6
  • Tempted in the wilderness of Mt. 4:1
  • Frequently visited Jn. 11:7
  • Often left, to escape persecution Jn. 4:1-3
• Several Christian churches in Acts 9:31; 1 Th. 2:14