Judea
[dʒu:'diə]
Definition
(noun.) the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ.
Edited by Dorothy--From WordNet
Examples
- They were the worldlings of Judea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The main part of Jewry never was in Judea and had never come out of Judea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 1827 he discarded the use of silver salts, and employed a resin known as Bitumen of Judea (asphaltum). Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The independence of Judea was always a qualified and precarious thing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The position of the land of Judea and of Jerusalem, its capital, is a peculiar one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- BOOK IV JUDEA, GREECE, AND INDIA XXI THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND THE PROPHETS[157] § 1. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A quarter of a mile away was Bethlehem of Judea, and the pilgrims took some of the stone wall and hurried on. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We cannot tell here in any detail the history of that smaller part of Jewry that lived in Judea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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