Trachonitis
Trachonitis, a rugged, rocky region northeast of the Jordan River, part of Philip's tetrarchy during the time of John the Baptist.
The name Trachonitis means “stony”
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Luke 3:1; only referred to as Trachonitis (Τραχωνῖτις).
Location
- Identified as
- Lajat
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.969° N, 36.455° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΤραχωνῖτιςTrachonitis
Mentions
- In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,