Galatia is a large Roman Province in central Anatolia, including where Ankara is today. The distance as the crow flies between Ankara and Jerusalem is 580 miles or 932 kilometers, however, much of this distance is over water. The on-land distance would be a bit longer (about 100 more miles or 160 more kilometers).
Galilee, New Jersey is 5,794 miles away from Jordan. It would take about 12 hours to get from Galilee to the country of Jordan.
No. Judea and Galilee were separate territories separated by Samaria. In the time of Jesus, Judea was under direct Roman rule, while Galilee was ruled by King Herod Antipas. However, they were both important for the Jews, with Judea having a majority Jewish population and Galilee also a significant Jewish population.
AnswerSamaria, land of the Samarians or Samaritans.
A:No. Bethlehem was in the Roman province of Judea. Galilee was a different province far to the north, separated from Judea by Samaria.
Yes, Galilee was an area in the Roman province of Judea.
The Eastern borders of Samaria, Judea and Galilee are bodies of water....the Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, and the Dead Sea. The areas east of that were Decapolis, Perea and Arabia.
Well, honey, the distance from Judea to Galilee is roughly about 70 miles as the crow flies. Of course, if you're planning on walking or taking a donkey, you might want to pack some snacks and a good pair of walking shoes. But hey, who's counting when you've got a scenic journey ahead of you?
All they would have to do is stay where they were. Judea was a Roman province, Galiee was a section of that province.
After the destruction of the Second Temple, the largest Jewish communities in Judea were in the Galilee. Prior to that, they weren't.
There is no St. Judea. Judea is a place, a region in Palestine. Do you mean St. Jude? If you do, he was probably born in the region around the Sea of Galilee.
AnswerChristianity is believed to have started in Galilee and Judea.
The people of Galilee, in which Nazareth was a small village, had been forcibly converted to Judaism by the Maccabees. They were regarded by the Jews of Judea as mere provincials and not really Jews. This is reflected in John 7:52 "... for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet".