
Actually thy were there and forced to leave
Judea was the southern part of ancient Israel where the Jewish people lived.
•It’s named after the Kingdom of Judah, one of the ancient Israelite kingdoms.
Key places:
Jerusalem – religious and political center
Bethlehem – where Jesus was born
Nazareth – where Jesus grew up (technically in Galilee, just north of Judea)
After the Jewish revolt known as the Bar Kokhba revolt, the Roman emperor Hadrian renamed the province:
From Judea → Syria Palaestina
Many historians agree this was to reduce Jewish identification with the land.
Jews returns in 1200
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