Perea

Pronunciation: peh-REE-uh

Occurrences: 15

First Reference: Yeshua 1:4

Now in Caesarea did Pilate rule harshly over the lands of Palestine, being made subject himself unto Vitellius, Governor of Syria. Yet in Galilee and Perea did Herod reign wickedly, having been made king by Caesar Augustus.

See: Herod Antipas

Summary: Perea represented a portion of Herod the Great’s kingdom, which included the area of the eastern Jordan River valley, extending from the top half of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea to about 20 miles south of the Sea of Galilee. With the death Herod the Great, the regions of Perea and Galilee came under the rule of his son, Herod Antipas from 4 BCE to 39 CE (Y:1:4).

Both John the Baptizer and Yeshua taught and ministered throughout Perea (see map).

Notes/References:

Penuel

Perfected Soul