# Jesus Leaves Judea toward Galilee

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Date: Preparation and early ministry. A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence.

Jesus leaves Judea for Galilee, and John’s account says he passes through Samaria. The Synoptic notices connect the Galilean beginning with John’s imprisonment.

These are overlapping transition notices, not evidence of several identical departures on consecutive days. John’s explanation also concerns the growing attention to the disciples’ baptizing.

## Primary Scripture

[Matthew 4:12 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204%3A12&version=BSB)

4:12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

[Mark 1:14 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A14&version=BSB)

1:14 After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

[Luke 4:14 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%204%3A14&version=BSB)

4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

[John 4:1–4 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204%3A1%E2%80%934&version=BSB)

4:1 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

4:2 (although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

4:3 He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4:4 Now He had to pass through Samaria.

## Related Scripture

[John 3:22–24 · teaching](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203%3A22%E2%80%9324&version=BSB)

The preceding account identifies the Judean activity before the departure.

## Location evidence

John names the movement from Judea through Samaria toward Galilee. The regions show direction without specifying a road or exact border crossing.

Event map marker: Approximate region; \[longitude, latitude\] = \[35.35, 32.85\]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.

Galilee: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.35, 32.85\]. Classification source: editorial.

Illustrative regional extent: \[\[35.1,32.55\],\[35.68,33.15\]\]; not a measured confidence interval.

[Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4)

Judea: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.08, 31.63\]. Classification source: editorial.

Illustrative regional extent: \[\[34.7,31.25\],\[35.5,32\]\]; not a measured confidence interval.

[Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3)

Samaria: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.25, 32.2\]. Classification source: editorial.

Illustrative regional extent: \[\[35,31.98\],\[35.6,32.5\]\]; not a measured confidence interval.

[Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/4)

[Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4)

## For the class

What distinct reasons or emphases do the accounts give for this transition?

## Interpretation and reuse

Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.

Record source: theographic (277)

Record source: editorial

Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.

Teaching stops, summaries and regional extents are original editorial content of this atlas.

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