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Is Judea and Judah the same name of a place or are they different?
I was reading that Judea is the Greek and Roman adaptation of Judah.



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The name Judea is a Greek and Roman adaptation of the name "Judah", which originally encompassed the territory of the Israelite tribe of that name and later of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.
Judea is a mountainous and arid region, much of which is considered to be a desert. It varies greatly in height, rising to an altitude of 1,020 m (3,346 ft) in the south at Mount Hebron, 30 km (19 miles) southwest of Jerusalem, and descending to as much as 400 m (1,312 ft) below sea level in the east of the region. Major urban areas in the region include Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Gush Etzion (including Beitar Illit and Efrat), Jericho and Hebron.

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after king davids' son solomon died, the next generation rebelled splitting israel in two, judah and benjamin [called judah] in the south and "israel" to the north [the other 10 tribes]

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Both names come from the name Yehuda, which is one of the names of the sons of Jacob (Israel) and is also one of names of the tribes of Israel.

Judea refers to an area of land that is Southern Israel. Since part of that land is in the West Bank, Israelis often give that are the alternative title of Judea and Samaria. Judea refers to the lands of the Tribe of Judah, which is where the etymology of the word Jew comes from.

Kingdom of Judah, which can be interchangeable with Judea, refers to the lands under control of certain Biblical Kings. It included at least Benjamin's and Judah's lands.

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Amazir3
Judea = the land of Judea , the word "Jew" actually comes from "Judae".
Judah= is a personnage of the Hebrew Bible : son of Jacob and Leah.

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they are the same place but it seems as though they are in different places - how could that be or are the jews just making things up again?

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patti
different
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Balija
No they are different names wich have nothing to do with Palestine
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biblical stories are fictional, btw