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Judaea
Judea
Judean Wilderness

2. Palestine in the days of Christ
Where are these places ?
01 Mediterranean Sea
02 Sea of Galilee
03 Nazareth
04 Mt Carmel
05 Judea
06 Sychar
07 Idumea
08 Bethlehem
09 Wise men – East
10 Egypt
11 Galilee
12 Jerusalem
12 Jordan
14 Betharabah
15 Cana
15 Capernaum
17 Gennesaret
18 Dalmanutha
19 Nain
20 Gergesa
21 Bethsaida
22 Phoenicia
23 Tyre
24 Sidon
25 Decapolis
26 Caesarea Philippi
27 Mt Hermon
28 Samaria
29 Jericho
30 Bethphage
31 Bethany
32 Gethsemane
33 Cyrene
34 Arimathea
35 Golgotha
36 Emmaus
37 Mt Olives
38 Dead Sea

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Palestine Region
Sidon .
. Mt Hermon
Tyre .
Caesarea Philippi .
PHOENICIA .
. Bethsaida
GALILEE
Mediterranean Sea
Gennesaret .
. Gergesa
Capernaum .
Mt Carmel .
Dalmanutha .
.Sea of Galilee
Cana .
Nazareth .
. Nain
DECAPOLIS
Samaria .
Sychar .
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Golgotha
Mt Olives
Jericho .
Wise men – East
Arimathea .
Bethphage .
. Betharabah
Jerusalem .
. Emmaus
. Bethany
Bethlehem .
JUDEA
Dead Sea
IDUMEA
Egypt

6. Judea - Judaea - Judean Wilderness
Mediterranean Sea
Judea - Judaea - Judean Wilderness

7. Judea - Judaea - Judean Wilderness

8. Jerusalem is located West of the upper part of the dead sea.
Bethlehem lies six miles to the South.
Bethany two miles to the East.
Jericho just fifteen miles Northeast of Jerusalem.

9. Gospel in Geography
Luke 1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

10. Gospel in Geography
Mark 1:5 Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

11. Gospel in Geography
Luke 4: And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

12. Gospel in Geography Wilderness of Judea
Refers to the rugged area along the Dead Sea
Where the land plunges from the peaks of the central range of mountains to the shores of the sea
Filled with deep ravines and caves
Jesus was probably led into this region after He was baptized to be tempted

13. Gospel in Geography
Matthew 3: In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

14. Gospel in Geography
Isaiah 40:3 (NKJV) 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.

15. Wilderness Jordan River ?? Wilderness ??
From Jordan to Wilderness
Wilderness ??
Wilderness of Judea: The desolate region between Judah and the Dead Sea. John the Baptist preached here (Matt 3:1-3)

16. Mediterranean Sea
Jordan River
Judaea Region
Dead Sea

17. Great Sea or Mediterranean Sea
Judea
Salt or Dead Sea
Idumea
Judea: Judea is the Greek and Latin form of “Judah”. This district sat in the highland region north of Idumea between the Salt Sea and the Great Sea.

18. Judea
Judaea: This region was part of the kingdom of Herod the Great, with the capital at Jerusalem

19. Area of Judaea from satellite with pictures.
Notice the mountains.

20. Hillside of Judaea

21. Hillside of Judaea

22. Hillside of Judaea

23. Judean Hillsides
Olive Trees

24. West Side of the Dead Sea
Dead Sea from Judea
Dead Sea
West Side of the Dead Sea
Judean Wilderness

25. West Side of the Dead Sea
Wilderness looking to Dead Sea
Dead Sea
West Side of the Dead Sea
Judean Wilderness

26. West Side of the Dead Sea
Wilderness with its high mountains
West Side of the Dead Sea
Judean Wilderness

27. Wilderness with its Ruins

28. Wilderness with its Deserts
Dead Sea

29. Wilderness with its high mountains
Dead Sea
Luke 4:5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

30. Nahal Darga
The Nahal Darga is the largest wadi in the northern Judean desert, and it is one of the five largest in the entire Judean desert. It is 27 miles long and drains about 89 sq. mi. The Nahal Darga is up to 650 feet deep.
Wadi (Arabic: also: Vadi) is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley.

31. Wadi in Negev, Israel.
NEGEV "the negev" or simply, neghebh, from a root meaning "to be dry," and therefore in the first instance implying the "dry" or "parched regions," hence, in the Septuagint it is usually translated eremos, "desert," also nageb):

33. Judea was part of the Hill Country though it contained four other regions, The coastal plain, the Shephelah (lowlands near the coast), the Negev (southland), and the wilderness. The hill country was a rough stony land with deep ravines rising 2500 feet to the open plateau where Jerusalem sat.
The wilderness was a bleak barren region where the Judean mountains on the east side slope down 4000 feet to the earth's lowest land trench, the Dead Sea region, which was about 1300 feet below sea-level. In New Testament times the Dead Sea Region was the area where, at Qumran, the Essene scribes had gathered or written the Dead Sea Scrolls and established a devout and separated community.

34. Place of Refuge
Because of its lack of water and good routes, the Judean wilderness has been (mostly) uninhabited throughout history. Consequently it was an ideal place for those seeking refuge from enemies or retreat from the world. When on the run from King Saul, David hid in various places in the Judean wilderness (the Wilderness’s) of Ziph, Maon, and En Gedi are part of the Judean Wilderness). John the Baptist preached here, and it seems likely that this was the wilderness where Jesus was tempted. Herod the Great built two fortresses (Herodium and Masada) in this area for protection should his people ever revolt against him.

35. Hebron: The name means: “Friend” Abraham dwelt here in the plain of Mamre (Gen 13:18) and bought the cave of Machpelah as a burial place (Gen 23:19) and then given to Caleb (Josh 14:13)on

36. Modern Judean City

37. Judean City

38. Oasis – Judean Wilderness

39. Water Canal - Judea

40. Judean Coins