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Judea

Ancient name
Iudaea
Modern name
Judea
Modern country
Israel
Judea is a historic region of the Levant, centered around the city of Jerusalem. It is one of several Biblical regions of the Holy Land that typically appear on the Sfera maps; see also Galilee, Samaria.
Coordinates
31.74, 35.0
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364295

The toponym Judea appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.18.01

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Map of the location P079

Variant spellings of Judea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Giudea Par3, Vat2
giudea Bos, Laur5, Pal8
GIUDEA Pnc5, Wie1
GIUDEA • PADESTINA Pnc5
GIVDEA Med3
gudea Bal, Chig1, Pal6, Yale4
idea Chig2
India Con3
iudea BL01, Fn12, Fn6, Laur5, ME2, Magl2, NB, NYPL3, New, Par1, Parm2, Pnc3, Ricc11, Ricc15, Ricc8, Ro2, Spe, Urb1
Iudea Ashb4, BL01, Barb4, Magl2, New, Parm2
IUDEA Pnc4
IVDEA Ricc11
Jduia NYPL2
Jude Marc2
Judea Bal, Barb3, Barb4, Borg, Cap1, Clas2, Con1, Con4, Fn9, Fo, He2, He3, Laur3, Marc1, Morg, Pal5, Per2, Pnc4, Pnc5, Ricc12, Ricc13, Ricc14, Ricc17, Ricc8, Ricc9, To2, Vat3
judea Ricc12
Juduea NYPL1
yudea Cs1
Yudea Cors2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Judea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/judea/.