The Definition of the word Ituraea

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.