– It was limited in the time of Jesus to the north, with Samaria; to the south, with Egypt and the Negeb; on the west, with the Mediterranean Sea, and on the east, with Perea:
Jn 3:22 : Then Jesus went with his disciples into the countryside of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.
Jn 11:7 : Then he said to his disciples: “Let us return to Judea”.
Acts 1 : 8 : The Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you strength; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout all Judea.
Gal 1:22 : I was still personally unknown to the Christian communities of Judea.
– There was the city where Jesus was born, Bethlehem:
Mt 2,5-6 : They said to him: “In Bethlehem, in Judea, because so it was written by the prophet”.
– And the one where he died, Jerusalem:
Mt 21,1.10 : They were approaching Jerusalem. When they arrived at Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives.
Mk 11,1-11 : Jesus and his disciples were approaching Jerusalem and reached the outskirts of Bethphage.
Lk 19,29-40 : Arriving near Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives.
Jn 12,12-19 : A large crowd that had come to the feast in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was approaching.
– Primitively owned by the tribe of Judah:
2Kings 16:6 : Rasin king of Syria restored Elat to the Edomites, after he had driven the children of Judah from her.
Es 1,3-4 : Who is among you belonging to his people […] go up to Jerusalem which is in the land of Judah.
