Perea
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thumb|280px|right|Perea and its surroundings in the 1st century CE thumb|right|Incorporation into Arabia Petraea 106–630 CE
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- Name
- Geography
- History
- {{anchor|Gadara/Gadora in Peraea}}Gadara/Gadora in Peraea
- During the Jewish–Roman wars
- Pliny the Elder and Josephus
- Other authors
- In the Bible
- Perea in Iran
- Hasmonean incorporation
- Herodian incorporation
- Later incorporation
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|280px|right|Perea and its surroundings in the 1st century CE thumb|right|Incorporation into Arabia Petraea 106–630 CE
Perea or Peraea (Greek: Περαία, "the country beyond") was the term used mainly during the early Roman period for part of ancient Transjordan. It lay broadly east of Judea and Samaria, which were situated on the western side of the Jordan River, and southwest of the Decapolis.
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