Bible Verses About Modern Judea: Arimathea
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And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Verses on Arimathea
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.