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Judea or Judaea (/ dʒ uː ˈ d iː ə, dʒ uː ˈ d eɪ ə /; [1] Hebrew: יהודה, Modern: Yehuda, Tiberian: Yəhūḏā; Greek: Ἰουδαία, Ioudaía; Latin: Iudaea) is a mountainous region of the Levant. Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Palestine and Israel.
Judaea, the southernmost of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine; the other two were Galilee in the north and Samaria in the centre. No clearly marked boundary divided Judaea from Samaria, but the town of Beersheba was traditionally the southernmost limit.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Judaea was a Roman province from 6 to 132 AD, incorporating Judea, Samaria and Idumea. It was the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus, the First Jewish–Roman War and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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