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The Visit of the Magi
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,
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They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:
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But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod [the Great], he was afraid to go there. Then being warned by God in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee,
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The Preaching of John the Baptist
In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea [along the western side of the Dead Sea] and saying,
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At that time Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;
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Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and the other side of the Jordan.
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Concerning Divorce
Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains [for refuge].
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so they bound Him, and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor [of Judea, who had the authority to condemn prisoners to death].
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And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem were continually going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
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Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,
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Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce
Getting up, He left there (Capernaum) and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gathered around Him again and accompanied Him, and as was His custom, He once more began to teach them.
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“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing [in the temple sanctuary] where it ought not to be (let the reader understand) then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
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Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth.
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Mary Visits Elizabeth
Now at this time Mary arose and hurried to the hill country, to a city of Judah (Judea),
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Then fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea.
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So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
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John the Baptist Preaches
Now in the fifteenth year of [Emperor] Tiberius Caesar’s reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod [Antipas] was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene—
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So He continued preaching in the synagogues of Judea [the country of the Jews, including Galilee].
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One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.
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Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
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This news about Him spread through all of Judea and in all the surrounding countryside.
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At that time, those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside the city (Jerusalem) must get out, and those who are [out] in the country must not enter the city;
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But they were insistent and said, “He stirs up the people [to rebel], teaching throughout Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as here [in Jerusalem].”
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John’s Last Testimony
After these things Jesus and His disciples went into the land of Judea, and there He spent time with them and baptized.
