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How did Judea get its name?

Updated: 8/23/2023
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After the Assyrians conquered ancient Israel in the First Temple era and exiled the Ten Israelite tribes, the Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was therefore called Judea in the Second Temple era.

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Each of the twelve Israelite Tribes got its name from one of the twelve sons of Jacob. Judah was the fourth (Genesis ch.29). See also:

Who are the twelve tribes today?

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