Biblical place

Where was Judea?

Southern biblical region associated with Jerusalem, the temple, and the political-religious core of much of scripture.

First appears in Matthew 2:1 · 9 books · 37 chapters

Overview

Judea is the southern region centered on Jerusalem, and it functions as a political, dynastic, and sacred heartland across large parts of both Testaments.

Judea is represented in the local geography layer as Jerusalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 2:1 and is mentioned across 9 books, with 52 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Judea today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Judea is a wider regional landscape rather than one pin on a map. Today it points you toward the hill country and southern territory around Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, and the Dead Sea approaches.

Judea is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Jerusalem

Judea 1

31.777°N · 35.234°E

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