Perea

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Perea was a region east of the Jordan River in the early 1st century CE, forming part of Herod Antipas’s tetrarchy within the broader territory of Roman-era Judea.

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Perea canonical 23
Perea (approximate) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
administrativelySubordinateTo Roman governor of Judea
associatedWithEvent imprisonment of John the Baptist at Machaerus
ministry of John the Baptist
linked to: John the Baptist
associatedWithLanguage Aramaic
Greek
associatedWithReligion Judaism
early Christianity
borderedBy Decapolis
Jordan River
Judea
Nabataea
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
correspondsRoughlyToModernArea western Jordan
culturalInfluence Hellenistic
Jewish
governedAs tetrarchy
hasAlternativeName Peraea
Peræa
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
pastoralism
hasMajorTown Betharamphtha
Livias
Machaerus
hasTerrain hilly
steppe
laterAdministrativeAssociation Roman province of Arabia Petraea
locatedEastOf Jordan River
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Roman province of Judea
linked to: Judea

Transjordan
linked to: Jordan
locatedInTimePeriod early 1st century CE
mentionedInSource Flavius Josephus
mentionedInWork Antiquities of the Jews
The Jewish War
partOf Herod Antipas’s tetrarchy
linked to: Herod Antipas

Herodian Kingdom
Herodian Tetrarchy
linked to: Herodian Kingdom

Roman Judea
linked to: Judea
preHerodianControlBy Hasmonean Kingdom
linked to: Hasmonean dynasty
ruledBy Herod Antipas
strategicImportance overlooked Dead Sea and routes to Nabataea
timeOfIncorporationIntoRomanSystem 1st century BCE
timeOfRuleOfHerodAntipas c. 4 BCE – 39 CE
underSuzeraintyOf Roman Empire

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