Bible Verses About Modern Judea

When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

‘Thus says the LORD, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s word, and returned and went their way, according to the LORD’s word.

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Yeshua was making and immersing more disciples than Yochanan

(although Yeshua himself didn’t immerse, but his disciples),

he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.