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perea

/pəˈɹiːə/

perea is the plural of pereon.

Proper noun capitalized: Perea

Perea

  1. (historical) A portion of biblical king Herod's kingdom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galilee to about one third the way down the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
    • At the death of Herod the Great (4 b.c.), his sons — Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Herod Philip — were given jurisdiction over his divided kingdom. Herod Antipas became the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea […].2002, Kenneth L. Barker (general editor), Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Zondervan, note on Luke 3:1
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Questions about perea

What does perea mean?
Perea means a portion of biblical king Herod's kingdom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galilee to about one third the way down the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
What is perea the plural of?
Perea is the plural of pereon.
What part of speech is perea?
Perea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce perea?
Perea is pronounced /pəˈɹiːə/.

Words near perea in the dictionary

  1. perduring
  2. perduringly
  3. perdus
  4. perdy
  5. pere
  6. perea
  7. Perean
  8. Pereans
  9. Perechyn
  10. Pereda
  11. Peredas

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