Ituraea

A district in the north-east of Palestine, forming, along with the adjacent territory of Trachonitis, the tetrarchy of Philip (Luke 3:1). The present Jedur comprehends the chief part of Ituraea. It is bounded on the east by Trachonitis, on the south by Gaulanitis, on the west by Hermon, and on the north by the plain of Damascus.

(land of Jether), a small province on the northwestern border of Palestine, lying along the base of Mount Hermon, only mentioned in (Luke 3:1) Jetur the son of Ishmael gave his name like the rest of his brethren, to the little province he colonized. (Genesis 25:15,16) It adjoined Trachonitis, and lay along the base of Libanus between Tiberias and Damascus. At the place indicated is situated the modern province of Jedur, which is the Arabic form of the Hebrew Jetur

ITURAE'A (an enclosed region), a small province on the north-western border of Palestine, and at the southeastern base of Hermon, between Trachonitis and Galilee. It derived its name from "Jetur," a son of Ishmael. Gen 25:15; 1 Chr 1:31; 1 Chr 5:19. This district is now called Jedur, and is about 17 miles from north to south by 20 from east to west. The greater portion is a fine plain, with a rich and well-watered soil; the sub-stratum is black basalt. The district contains 38 villages, 10 of them entirely desolate; the others have a few peasant families living in wretchedness and amid ruins, Philip was "tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis." Luke 3:1.

ITURAE'A (an enclosed region), a small province on the north-western border of Palestine, and at the southeastern base of Hermon, between Trachonitis and Galilee. It derived its name from "Jetur," a son of Ishmael. Gen 25:15; 1 Chr 1:31; 1 Chr 5:19. This district is now called Jedur, and is about 17 miles from north to south by 20 from east to west. The greater portion is a fine plain, with a rich and well-watered soil; the sub-stratum is black basalt. The district contains 38 villages, 10 of them entirely desolate; the others have a few peasant families living in wretchedness and amid ruins, Philip was "tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis." Luke 3:1.