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Judea or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praise God"; Greek: Ιουδαία; Latin: Iudaea) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of [[Israel]] ([[Hebrew]]: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael), an area now divided between Israel and the [[Palestinian Authority]], and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, [[Jordan]].

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The name Judea is a Greek and Roman adaptation of the name "[[Judah]]" and originally implied the whole territories of the previous Jewish Kingdoms, but by the time of the [[New Testament]] it had been limited in scope to the south of the region. In Hebrew Yehudah refers to a large southern section of Israel and the [[West Bank]], or in the combined term Judea and [[Samaria]] to refer specifically to the West Bank area south of Jerusalem.

 

The name Judea is a Greek and Roman adaptation of the name "Judah" and originally implied the whole territories of the previous Jewish Kingdoms, but by the time of the [[New Testament]] it had been limited in scope to the south of the region. In Hebrew Yehudah refers to a large southern section of Israel and the [[West Bank]], or in the combined term Judea and [[Samaria]] to refer specifically to the West Bank area south of Jerusalem.

The area was the site of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, the [[Hasmonean Kingdom]], and the later Kingdom of Judea, a client kingdom of the [[Roman Empire]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea]

The area was the site of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, the [[Hasmonean Kingdom]], and the later Kingdom of Judea, a client kingdom of the [[Roman Empire]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea]