Luke 1:39

Modern

In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

Traditional

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

Literal

Now Mary, having risen up in these days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

Latin

Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda:

Greek

English

In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

The hill country of Judah was (129 to 161 kilometers (80 to 100 miles) from Nazareth. This journey would take at least four days to travel on foot.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 1:65
All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
Joshua 15:48–59
These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
Joshua 10:40
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 21:9–11
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mary: Mother of Jesus; wife of Joseph