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Perea

Perea or Peraea (Greek: Περαία, "the country beyond") was the term used mainly during the early Roman period for part of ancient Transjordan. It lay broadly east of Judea and Samaria, which were situated on the western side of the Jordan River, and southwest of the Decapolis.

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Pliny the Elder and Josephus

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In the Bible

Perea in Iran

Hasmonean incorporation

Herodian incorporation

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Perea

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to history · 41
Perea → Agrippa, Agrippa's, Alexander, Antipas, Attested, Augustus, Caligula, CE, Dead Sea, Eusebius' Greek, From, Galilee, Great, Great's, He, Hellenistic, Herod, Herod Antipas, In, It
related to During the Jewish–Roman wars · 34
Perea → Accordingly, Additionally, As-Salt, Bar Kokhba, Byzantine, Caesarea, Callirhoe, CE, During, Evidence, Finally, First Jewish, Galilee, In, Jewish, Jews, Jordan Valley, Josephus's, Joshua, Judaea
related to Gadara/Gadora in Peraea · 27
Perea → Al-Salt, Amathus, Aulus Gabinius, BCE, Decapolis, Following, Gadara, Gadora, Galilee, Gazara, Gezer, Hasmonean, Hellenised, Hellenistic, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jewish, Josephus, Judea, Loeb
related to In the Bible · 22
Perea → According, Bethany, Gad, Galilee, Gilead, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, In, Israelite, Jerusalem, Jesus' Perean Ministry, Jordan, Jordan River, Manasseh, Mark, Mary, Matthew, New Testament, Reuben, Tanakh
related to Geography · 20
Perea → Amman, Decapolis, Encompassing, Galilee, Gerasa, Heshbon, It, Jordan River, Josephus, Land, Machaerus, Moab, Nahal Arnon, Pella, Perea's, Philadelphia, The, To, Wadi Mujib, Wadi Yabis
related to Hasmonean incorporation · 15
Perea → Alexander Jannaeus, Aristobulus, BCE, Galilee, Hasmonean, Hasmonean Kingdom, Hyrcanus II, Idumea, Iturea, John Hyrcanus, Jonathan Apphus, Judas MaccabeusHasmonean Kingdom, Salome AlexandraHasmonean Kingdom, Samaria, Simon ThassiHasmonean Kingdom
related to Other authors · 10
Perea → And, Callirhoe, Cosmas, Epicaeros, Gazorus, Geography, Jordan, Libias, Perean, Ptolemy
related to External links · 8
Perea → Frederick Warne, James, London, Mahlon, New York, Smith This, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Wood
related to Name · 6
Perea → Greek, Hebrew, Judea, Late Hellenistic, The, The Greek
related to Perea in Iran · 6
Perea → Armenia, Baptist, Iran, John, New Julfa/Isfahan, The Christian Armenians

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roman galilee jewish jordan part peraea josephus ce river judaea transjordan region term decapolis period east kingdom later greek samaria

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Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJosephus's0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJews0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsFirst Jewish0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsRoman War0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsCE0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJudaea0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsGalilee0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsAccordingly0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJewish0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsTalmudic0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJudaean Desert0.60section
Perearelated to During the Jewish–Roman warsJoshua0.60section

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