ITUREA
ITUREA
A region in the extreme northeast of Palestine, perpetuating the name of Jetur a son of Ishmael, and belonging to the half-tribe of Manasseh, 1Ch 1:31 ; 5:19. The name of Jedur still remains there. In the time of Christ, Iturea was in the tetrarchy of Philip, Luk 3:1 . It lay about midway between the Sea of Galilee and Damascus, but its limits are not well known. Its inhabitants are said to have been skillful archers and dexterous robbers.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
ITUREA
The region of Iturea lay between the Sea of Galilee and Damascus, and in early New Testament times was governed by Herod Philip, a son of Herod the Great (Luk 3:1; see HEROD). It was on the edge of the tableland region formerly called Bashan (Num 21:33; Psa 22:12; see BASHAN).