Judea
- Ancient name
- Iudaea
- Modern name
- Judea
- Modern country
- Israel
- Coordinates
- 31.74, 35.0
Judea is a historic region of the Levant, centered around the city of Jersualem. It is one of several Biblical regions of the Holy Land that typically appear on the Sfera maps; see also Galilee, Samaria.
The toponym Judea appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P079
Variant spellings of Judea in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Giudea | Par3 |
| GIUDEA | Pnc5, Wie1 |
| giudea | Laur5, Pal8 |
| GIUDEA • PADESTINA | Pnc5 |
| GIVDEA | Med3 |
| gudea | Bal, Pal6, Yale4 |
| India | Con3 |
| iudea | Fn12, Fn6, Laur5, ME2, Magl2, NB, NYPL3, Par1, Parm2, Pnc3, Ricc15, Ricc8 |
| IUDEA | Pnc4 |
| Iudea | Ashb4, Magl2, Parm2 |
| Jduia | NYPL2 |
| Jude | Marc2 |
| judea | Ricc12 |
| Judea | Bal, Cap1, Clas2, Con1, Con4, Fn9, Fo, He2, He3, Laur3, Marc1, Morg, Pal5, Per2, Pnc4, Pnc5, Ricc12, Ricc17, Ricc8, To2 |
| Juduea | NYPL1 |
| yudea | Cs1 |
| Yudea | Cors2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Judea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/judea/.