Judean


Ju·de·a

also Ju·dae·a J0072500 (jo͞o-dē′ə, -dā′ə) An ancient region of southern Palestine comprising present-day southern Israel, the southern West Bank, and southwest Jordan. In the time of Jesus it was a kingdom ruled by the Herods and part of the Roman province of Syria.
Ju·de′an adj. & n.