Idumea

Idumea, a region south of Judea, inhabited by Edomites.

The name Idumea means “red; earthy; bloody”

PlaceNew Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location only mentioned at Mark 3:8; only referred to as Idumea (Ἰδουμαία).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.525° N, 35.102° E
Idumea
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Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.