But when he heard that Archelaus ¹  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ²  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Now in the region around that place ¹  were fields belonging to the chief official ²  of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to ¹  Sephar in the eastern hills.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead ¹  to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region ²  of Edom.

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet ¹  the young women ²  of the land.

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, ¹  who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Now Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their small towns and named them Havvoth Jair.

the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar.

Their territory ran ¹  from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.

Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

The king had them cast in earth foundries ¹  in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

The king had them cast in earthen foundries ¹  in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

The singers ¹  were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

Are your amazing deeds experienced ¹  in the dark region, ²  or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? ³ 

Let the desert and dry region be happy; ¹  let the wilderness ²  rejoice and bloom like a lily!

all the kings of Tyre, ¹  all the kings of Sidon; ²  all the kings of the coastlands along the sea; ³ 

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom ¹  on the day of judgment than for you!”

In the wilderness ¹  John the baptizer ²  began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ³ 

His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”