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Ituraea in the Bible.

Ituraea is a region in the Bible, its middle about 189 km (117 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Luke 3:1.

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About Ituraea.

A district in the north-east of Palestine, forming, along with the adjacent territory of Trachonitis, the tetrarchy of Philip (Luke 3:1). The present Jedur comprehends the chief part of Ituraea. It is bounded on the east by Trachonitis, on the south by Gaulanitis, on the west by Hermon, and on the north by the plain of Damascus.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ituraea.

Herod Antipas 1Lysanias 1Philip 1Pontius 1Tiberius 1

The verse that names Ituraea.

Luke 1

  • Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Questions about Ituraea.

Where is Ituraea in the Bible?

Ituraea is a region its middle about 189 km (117 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ituraea named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ituraea in 1 verse, in 1 book.

Which people are named with Ituraea in the Bible?

The verses that name Ituraea also name Herod Antipas, Lysanias, Philip, Pontius and Tiberius.

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