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ospel in
eography
Idumea
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Palestine in the days of Christ
Where are these places ?
01 Mediterranean Sea
02 Sea of Galilee
03 Nazareth
04 Mt Carmel
05 Judea
06 Sychar
07 Idumea
08 Bethlehem
09 Wise men – East
10 Egypt
11 Galilee
12 Jerusalem
12 Jordan
14 Betharabah
15 Cana
15 Capernaum
17 Gennesaret
18 Dalmanutha
19 Nain
20 Gergesa
21 Bethsaida
22 Phoenicia
23 Tyre
24 Sidon
25 Decapolis
26 Caesarea Philippi
27 Mt Hermon
28 Samaria
29 Jericho
30 Bethphage
31 Bethany
32 Gethsemane
33 Cyrene
34 Arimathea
35 Golgotha
36 Emmaus
37 Mt Olives
38 Dead Sea
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Palestine Region
Sidon
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Tyre
Caesarea Philippi
PHOENICIA
. Mt Hermon
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Bethsaida
Capernaum . . Gergesa
Gennesaret ..Sea of Galilee
Mt Carmel .Dalmanutha .
Cana .
Nazareth . . Nain
DECAPOLIS
Samaria .
Sychar .
Arimathea . Jericho .
Bethphage . . Betharabah
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Emmaus
Jerusalem . . Bethany
Bethlehem .
JUDEA
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Golgotha
Mt Olives
Wise men –
East
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Mediterranean Sea
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Gospel in Geography
Mark 3:7-8
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the
sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him,
and from Judaea,
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from
beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a
great multitude, when they had heard what great
things he did, came unto him.
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Idumea
Region. Idumea was a Greek word meaning "pertaining
to Edom". This term was given by the Greeks and
Romans for the country of Edom on the South borders
of Judea inhabited by Idumeans (Edomites) (Mark 3:8;)
EDOM E'dom, or Idume'a The name Edom was given to
Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of
Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a
meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord
subsequently gave to Esau was hence called "the
country of Edom,”.
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Idumea
Idumaea - Idumeans
Edom - Edomites
Numbers 34:3
3 Your southern border shall be
from the Wilderness of Zin
along the border of Edom; then
your southern border shall
extend eastward to the end of
the Salt Sea;
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Idumea
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Idumea - Region
Mark 3:8
8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from
Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many
things He was doing, came to Him.
Idumea
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Idumea: Idumea was the name given to Edom during Greek and
Roman times. During New Testament times, the district extended
northward to the region of Hebron. It is mentioned only once in
the N/T (Mark 3:8).
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Idumea
Somewhere at this altitude
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Idumea
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Idumea
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