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Trachonitis

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Trachonitis (trăk'ənī`tĭs), region, ancient Palestine, NE of the Sea of Galilee and SE of Damascus. It formed part of the tetrarchy of Herod Philip and Herod Agrippa I. It is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke.


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For example, "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness" (3:1-2).
Narrative insights into the crucifixion of Jesus in Luke (23:33-43) by Lewis, Carrie L. / Currents in Theology and Mission
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