Judeans
People of Jerusalem
Judeans are people from Judea, the ancient region in the southern Levant centered on Jerusalem.
The term appears primarily in biblical and historical contexts, referring to inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah or the later Roman province: The Judeans returned from Babylonian exile.
Judean serves as both noun and adjective: Judean hills, Judean customs.
Named religious structure
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- SolomonPeaceable Hebrew name
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- exileBanishment from homeland
Babylon · Torah · covenant · Yahweh · Mosaic · patriarchs · monotheism · Scriptures
Second Temple legal interpreters
- SadduceesPriestly Jewish faction
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
- SanhedrinJewish high court
- MaccabeesJudean revolt leaders
Hellenistic · Roman · Herod · revolt · Masada · Talmud · rabbinic · Samaritans
Triply sacred ancient capital
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
Samaria · Jordan · Negev · Masada · wilderness · terraces · cisterns · wadis
Banishment from homeland
- dispersionScattering across space
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
Rome · return · captivity · migration · communities · synagogues · preservation · identity
Great age, ancient era
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- potteryFired clay objects
scrolls · papyrus · inscriptions · ossuaries · tombs · coins · mosaics · aqueducts
Temple
Named religious structure
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- SolomonPeaceable Hebrew name
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
exile · Babylon · Torah · covenant · Yahweh · Mosaic · patriarchs · monotheism · Scriptures · synagogue
Pharisees
Second Temple legal interpreters
Maccabees · Hellenistic · Roman · Herod · revolt · Masada · Talmud · rabbinic · Samaritans · taxation
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
- HebronHistoric West Bank city
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
Galilee · Samaria · Jordan · Negev · Masada · wilderness · terraces · cisterns · wadis
exile
Banishment from homeland
- dispersionScattering across space
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
Antioch · Rome · return · captivity · migration · communities · synagogues · preservation · identity · assimilation
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
pottery · scrolls · papyrus · inscriptions · ossuaries · tombs · coins · mosaics · aqueducts · fortresses
JudeansSamaritans
Samarian ethnoreligious community members