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Judæa

Judæa is the archaic spelling of Judea.

Meaning of Judea

Proper noun

Judea

  1. Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
    • In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Maccabees 1:10

Questions about Judæa

What is Judæa the archaic spelling of?
Judæa is the archaic spelling of Judea.

Words near Judæa in the dictionary

  1. Judophobism
  2. juds
  3. Judson
  4. Judy
  5. Judyth
  6. Judæa
  7. Judæan
  8. Judæans
  9. Judæism
  10. Judæo-
  11. Judæo-Aramaic

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