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Facts

Also Known As Judah • Judea • Yehudaḥ

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Judaean desert
Map of the Middle East highlighting the region of Judaea in orange, located within present-day Israel and the West Bank, near the Dead Sea and west of Jordan. Surrounding areas and countries including Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the Gaza Strip are labeled for geographic context.
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Major Events

Ruins of the Masada fortress
Siege of Masada
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First Jewish Revolt
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Bar Kokhba Revolt

Related Places

Israel
Israel
country, Middle East
Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.
West Bank
region, Palestine
Caesarea: Roman aqueduct
Caesarea
ancient city, Israel

Key People

Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
Engraved bust of Emperor Herod the Great with a thick beard and a braided headpiece, framed by a circular border inscribed with his name.
Herod
king of Judaea
Painting of Pontius Pilate washing his hands, wearing ornate robes and a turban, as an attendant pours water over his hands into a silver dish, with two figures in the shadowed background.
Pontius Pilate
governor of Judaea
Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa I
king of Judaea
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Herod Agrippa II
king of Chalcis
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John Hyrcanus II
king of Judaea
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Philip
king of Judaea
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John Hyrcanus I
king of Judaea
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Herod Archelaus
king of Judaea
Map of Palestine during the Maccabean period, showing territorial expansions of the Jewish state under different rulers. The map uses color shading to indicate the original state under Judas and subsequent additions under Jonathan, Simon, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus I, and Alexander Jannaeus, with major ancient cities and geographic features such as the Mediterranean Sea, Lake Tiberias, and the Dead Sea labeled.
Hasmonean dynasty
Judaean dynasty
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Manasseh
king of Judah
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Aristobulus II
king of Judaea
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Zerubbabel
governor of Judaea
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Aristobulus I
king of Judaea
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Antipater
Idumaean governor of Judaea

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