Judea

31°41′56″N 35°18′23″E  /  31.69889°N 35.30639°E  / 31.69889; 35.30639 Hills in the Judean desert Mediterranean oak and terebinth woodland in the Valley of Elah , southwestern Judea. Judea or Judæa ( Greek : Ιουδαία, Ioudaía ; , from the Hebrew : יהודה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh " Tribe of Judah ") is the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel ( Eretz Yisrael ) during the period of Classical Antiquity , from roughly the 8th century BCE ( Assyrian rule) to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed to Syria Palaestina following Bar Kokhba's revolt . After the end of the British Mandate for Palestine in 1948, the area was divided according to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine , between Israel and the West Bank (itself today partly under Palestinian Authority administration and Israeli military rule) which remains the object of the Arab–Israeli conflict to the present day.

31°41′56″N 35°18′23″E  /  31.69889°N 35.30639°E  / 31.69889; 35.30639 See also: Judea (Roman province) Map which shows Judea (south of Samaria and the Galilee ) Judea or Judæa ( / dʒ uː ˈ d iː . ə / ; from , Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh , , Ioudaía ; , , Yahudia ) is the biblical, Roman, and modern name of the mountainous southern part of the Land of Israel . The name originates from the Hebrew , Canaanite and later neo-Babylonian and Persian name "Yehudah" or "Yehud" for the biblical Israelite tribe of Judah (Yehudah) and associated Kingdom of Judah , which the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia dates from 934 until 586 BCE. The name of the region continued to be incorporated through the Babylonian conquest, Persian , Hellenistic , and Roman periods as Babylonian Judea , Persian Judea , Hasmonean Judea , and consequently Herodian Judea and Roman Judea , respectively. As a consequence of the Bar Kokhba revolt , in 135 CE the region was renamed and merged with Roman Syria to form Syria Palaestina by the victorious Roman Emperor Hadrian . A large part of Judea was included in Jordanian West Bank between 1948 to 1967 (i.e., the "West Bank" of the Kingdom of Jordan). The term Judea as a geographical term was revived by the Israeli government in the 20th century as part of the Israeli administrative district name Judea and Samaria Area for the territory generally referred to as the West Bank . A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Mark A.

The mountainous southern part of the region of Palestine See also: Judea (Roman province) and State of Judea Judea or Judaea, and the modern version of Judah ( / dʒ uː ˈ d iː ə / ; from , Standard Yəhuda , Tiberian Yəhûḏāh , , Ioudaía ; ) is the ancient Hebrew and Israelite biblical, the contemporaneous Latin , and the modern-day name of the mountainous southern part of the region of Palestine . The name originates from the Hebrew name Yehudah , a son of the Jewish patriarch Jacob/Israel , and Yehudah's progeny forming the biblical Israelite tribe of Judah (Yehudah) and later the associated Kingdom of Judah , which the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia dates from 934 until 586 BCE . The name of the region continued to be incorporated through the Babylonian conquest, Persian , Hellenistic , and Roman periods as Yehud , Yehud Medinata , Hasmonean Judea, and consequently Herodian Judea and Roman Judea, respectively. As a consequence of the Bar Kokhba revolt , in 135 CE the region was renamed and merged with Roman Syria to form Syria Palaestina by the victorious Roman Emperor Hadrian . A large part of Judea was included in the Jordanian West Bank between 1948 and 1967 (i.e., the "West Bank" of the Kingdom of Jordan). The term Judea as a geographical term was revived by the Israeli government in the 20th century as part of the Israeli administrative district name Judea and Samaria Area for the territory generally referred to as the West Bank . A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict .

Region in the Levant "Judaea" redirects here. Judea , Judaea , or Judah ( / dʒ uː ˈ d iː ə / or / dʒ uː ˈ d eɪ ə / ; Hebrew : יהודה , Modern : Yəhūda , Tiberian : Yehūḏā ; , [Ἰουδαία] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1: Ἰ) ( help ) ; ) is a mountainous region of the Levant . Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem , it is now part of Palestine and Israel . The name's usage is historic, having been used in antiquity and still into the present day; it originates from Yehudah , a Hebrew name . Yehudah was a son of Jacob , who was later given the name " Israel " and whose sons collectively headed the Twelve Tribes of Israel . Yehudah's progeny among the Israelites formed the Tribe of Judah , with whom the Kingdom of Judah is associated. Related nomenclature continued to be used under the rule of the Babylonians (the Yehud province ), the Persians (the Yehud province ), the Greeks (the Hasmonean Kingdom ), and the Romans (the Herodian Kingdom and the Judaea province ). Under the Hasmoneans, the Herodians, and the Romans, the term was applied to an area larger than the historical region of Judea. In 132 CE, the Roman province of Judaea was merged with Galilee to form the enlarged province of Syria Palaestina . The term Judea was revived by the Israeli government in the 20th century, as part of the Israeli administrative district name " Judea and Samaria Area " for the territory that is generally referred to as the West Bank . The Babylonians translated the Hebrew name [Judah] into Aramaic as Yehud Medinata ('the province of Judah') or simply 'Yehud' and made it a new Babylonian province. This was inherited by the Persians. Under the Greeks, Yehud was translated as Judaea and this was taken over by the Romans. After the Jewish rebellion of 135 CE, the Romans renamed the area Syria Palaestina or simply Palestine. The area described by these land titles differed to some extent in the different periods. The Languages of the Jews: A Sociolinguistic History .

Region in the Levant "Judaea" redirects here. Judea or Judaea ( / dʒ uː ˈ d iː ə , dʒ uː ˈ d eɪ ə / ; Hebrew : יהודה , Modern : Yəhūda , Tiberian : Yehūḏā ; 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 . The name's usage is historic, having been used in antiquity and still into the present day; it originates from Yehudah , a Hebrew name . Yehudah was a son of Jacob , who was later given the name " Israel " and whose sons collectively headed the Twelve Tribes of Israel . Yehudah's progeny among the Israelites formed the Tribe of Judah , with whom the Kingdom of Judah is associated. Related nomenclature continued to be used under the rule of the Babylonians (the Yehud province ), the Persians (the Yehud province ), the Greeks (the Hasmonean Kingdom ), and the Romans (the Herodian Kingdom and the Judaea province ). Under the Hasmoneans, the Herodians, and the Romans, the term was applied to an area larger than Judea of earlier periods. In the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt (c. 132–136 CE), the Roman province of Judaea was renamed Syria Palaestina . The term Judea was used by English speakers for the hilly internal part of Mandatory Palestine until the Jordanian rule of the area in 1948. Most of the region of Judea was incorporated into what the Jordanians called ad-difa'a al-gharbiya (translated into English as the "West Bank"), though "Yehuda" is the Hebrew term used for the area in modern Israel since the region was captured and occupied by Israel in 1967. The Israeli government in the 20th century used the term Judea as part of the Israeli administrative district name " Judea and Samaria Area " for the territory that is generally referred to as the West Bank . The Babylonians translated the Hebrew name [Judah] into Aramaic as Yehud Medinata ('the province of Judah') or simply 'Yehud' and made it a new Babylonian province. This was inherited by the Persians. Under the Greeks, Yehud was translated as Judaea and this was taken over by the Romans. After the Jewish rebellion of 135 CE, the Romans renamed the area Syria Palaestina or simply Palestine. The area described by these land titles differed to some extent in the different periods. The Languages of the Jews: A Sociolinguistic History .