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In biblical terms, a "district" refers to a specific geographical area or region that is often governed or administered as a unit. The concept of districts is evident throughout the Bible, where various regions are delineated for administrative, tribal, or territorial purposes. These districts often played significant roles in the historical and spiritual narratives of the Scriptures.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the land of Israel was divided among the twelve tribes, each receiving a specific portion of land as their inheritance. These tribal allotments can be considered districts, as they were distinct regions with their own governance and responsibilities. For example, the Book of Joshua details the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). Each tribe's territory was a district with its own cities and boundaries.

The concept of districts is also seen in the administrative divisions established by King Solomon. In 1 Kings 4:7, it is recorded: "Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each one made provision for one month of the year." These governors were responsible for specific districts, ensuring the efficient management and provision of resources for the kingdom.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the term "district" is used to describe various regions within the Roman Empire, which had a significant influence on the political and social landscape of the time. For instance, in Luke 3:1, the Bible states: "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene." Here, the regions of Judea, Galilee, Iturea, Trachonitis, and Abilene are referred to as districts under the jurisdiction of different rulers.

The Apostle Paul's missionary journeys also highlight the importance of districts in the spread of the Gospel. Acts 16:6 mentions, "Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia." The districts of Phrygia and Galatia were significant areas for early Christian evangelism and church planting.

Cultural and Historical Significance

Districts in biblical times were not only administrative units but also held cultural and historical significance. They often reflected the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of their inhabitants. For example, Samaria was a district with a distinct identity, often at odds with Judea due to historical and religious differences (John 4:9).

The delineation of districts also played a role in the fulfillment of biblical prophecies and the unfolding of God's plan. The division and interaction between these regions often set the stage for significant biblical events and teachings.

Conclusion

The concept of districts in the Bible underscores the importance of organization, governance, and cultural identity within the biblical narrative. Whether through tribal allotments, administrative divisions, or regions of evangelistic outreach, districts served as vital components in the unfolding account of God's people and His redemptive plan.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

2. (n.) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.

3. (n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.

4. (n.) Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.

5. (v. t.) To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.

Greek

1053. Galatia -- Galatia, a district in Asia Minor or a larger ...
... 1052, 1053. Galatia. 1054 . Galatia, a district in Asia Minor or a larger
Roman province including this district as well as others. ...
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1218. demos -- a district or country, the common people, esp. the ...
... demos. 1219 . a district or country, the common people, esp. ... Word Origin of uncertain
origin Definition a district or country, the common people, esp. ...
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4066. perichoros -- neighboring
... Word Origin from peri and chora Definition neighboring NASB Word Usage country
(1), district around (2), surrounding district (6), surrounding region (1). ...
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1179. Dekapolis -- Decapolis, a region East of the Jordan
... Feminine Transliteration: Dekapolis Phonetic Spelling: (dek-ap'-ol-is) Short Definition:
Decapolis Definition: Decapolis, meaning a group or district of ten ...
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1481. ethnarches -- an ethnarch, a governor (not king) of a ...
... ethnarch. From ethnos and arche; the governor (not king) of a district -- ethnarch.
see GREEK ethnos. see GREEK arche. (ethnarches) -- 1 Occurrence. 1480, 1481 ...
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3313. meros -- a part, share, portion
... Origin from meiromai (to receive one's portion) Definition a part, share, portion
NASB Word Usage case (2), country (1), detail (1), district (3), districts (2 ...
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536. aparche -- the beginning of a sacrifice, ie the first fruit
... the first-fruits Definition: the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year, hence
also met., for example, of the earliest converts in a district; there is ...
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3071. Lukaonia -- Lycaonia, a region in Asia Minor
... Lukaonia Phonetic Spelling: (loo-kah-on-ee'-ah) Short Definition: Lycaonia Definition:
Lycaonia, the country of the Lykaones, a district of Asia Minor ...
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688. Arabia -- Arabia, a peninsula of Asia near Africa
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Arabia Phonetic Spelling:
(ar-ab-ee'-ah) Short Definition: Arabia Definition: Arabia, the district south of ...
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5435. Phrugia -- Phrygia, a region of Asia Minor
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Phrugia Phonetic Spelling: (froog-ee'-
ah) Short Definition: Phrygia Definition: Phrygia, an ethnic district in Asia ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6418. pelek -- whorl of a spindle, a district
... 6417, 6418. pelek. 6419 . whorl of a spindle, a district. Transliteration:
pelek Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-lek) Short Definition: district. ...
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1551. galil -- a cylinder, rod, circuit, district, also a district ...
... galil. 1552 . a cylinder, rod, circuit, district, also a district in Palestine.
Transliteration: galil Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-leel') Short Definition: Galilee ...
/hebrew/1551.htm - 6k

3603. kikkar -- a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round ...
... 3602, 3603. kikkar. 3604 . a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round
weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money). Transliteration ...
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1552. gelilah -- a circuit, boundary, territory, also a district ...
... a circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Palestine. Transliteration: gelilah
Phonetic Spelling: (ghel-ee-law') Short Definition: region. ...
/hebrew/1552.htm - 6k

763. Aram Naharayim -- "Aram of (the) two rivers," a district of ...
Aram Naharayim. 762, 763. Aram Naharayim. 764 . "Aram of (the) two rivers,"
a district of Aram (Syria). Transliteration: Aram Naharayim Phonetic Spelling: ...
/hebrew/763.htm - 6k

5780. Uts -- a son of Aram, also a son of Nahor, also an Edomite ...
... 5779, 5780. Uts. 5781 . a son of Aram, also a son of Nahor, also an Edomite,
also perhaps a district East of Pal. Transliteration ...
/hebrew/5780.htm - 6k

4083. medinah -- a district, province
... 4082, 4083. medinah. 4084 . a district, province. Transliteration: medinah
Phonetic Spelling: (med-ee-naw') Short Definition: province. ...
/hebrew/4083.htm - 6k

1657. Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in S. Judah
... 1656, 1657. Goshen. 1658 . a district in Egypt, also a city in S. Judah.
Transliteration: Goshen Phonetic Spelling: (go'-shen) Short Definition: Goshen. ...
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780. Ararat -- a district in E. Armenia
... 779, 780. Ararat. 781 . a district in E. Armenia. Transliteration: Ararat
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-aw-rat') Short Definition: Ararat. ...
/hebrew/780.htm - 5k

709b. Argob -- "heap," a district of Bashan, also an Israelite
... 709a, 709b. Argob. 710 . "heap," a district of Bashan, also an Israelite.
Transliteration: Argob Short Definition: Argob. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/709b.htm - 5k

Library

Of the Modification in the Observances which May be Permitted in ...
... Chapter X. Of the modification in the observances which may be permitted in accordance
with the character of the climate or the custom of the district. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter x of the modification.htm

A Series of Letters In Defence of Divine Revelation
... District of Massachusetts, to wit: District Clerk's Office. ... JOHN W. DAVIS,
Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. TO THE READER. ...
/.../ballou/a series of letters in defence of divine revelation/title page.htm

To Constantius the Prefect.
... But now that all that is left of the city and district which God has committed to
my charge is in peril of utterly perishing, and certain men have dared to ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/xlii to constantius the prefect.htm

Epistle xxxii. To Peter, Subdeacon of Sicily.
... and I, though sick, am desirous of seeing thee, do thou leave some one whom thou
hast fully proved to take thy place in the Syracusan district, and thyself ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xxxii to peter subdeacon.htm

Christianity
... is a waste of force: as foolish as it would be to spend millions on remedies for
people sick with malaria in a pestilential and malarial district, and ignore ...
/.../haldeman/christ christianity and the bible/christianity.htm

Rondelet, {7} the Huguenot Naturalist {8}
... are really not exaggerated. The Narbonnaise, or Languedoc, is perhaps
the most charming district of charming France. In the far ...
/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/rondelet 7 the huguenot naturalist.htm

And Nicodemus Stood Up, and Stood Before the Sanhedrin...
... [1849] And now listen to me, and let us send into every district of Israel, and
see lest perchance Christ has been taken up by a spirit, and thrown upon one of ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 15 and nicodemus stood.htm

Unwashen Hands
... When Jesus landed on Gennesaret, He was straightway known, and as He passed through
the district, there was hasty bearing of all the sick to meet Him, laying ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 6 53-7 13 unwashen hands.htm

Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician Woman
... Mark more specifically calls them, the borders of Tyre and Sidon.' At that time
this district extended, north of Galilee, [3482] from the Mediterranean to the ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxxiii jesus and the.htm

Of what Other Monks were Distinguished at this Period.
... In the district of Apamea, [777] Agapetus, [778] Simeon, [779] Paulus and
others reaped the fruits of the highest wisdom. In the ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxv of what other monks.htm

Thesaurus

District (59 Occurrences)
... a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral,
or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land ...
/d/district.htm - 24k

Half-district (4 Occurrences)
Half-district. Half-dead, Half-district. Half-furrow . Multi-Version
Concordance Half-district (4 Occurrences). Nehemiah ...
/h/half-district.htm - 7k

Repairs (24 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Nehemiah 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of
Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. (See NAS). ...
/r/repairs.htm - 13k

Cush (31 Occurrences)
... One branch, called the Cossaeans, settled in the mountainous district on the east
of the Tigris, known afterwards as Susiana; another occupied the lower ...
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Repaired (46 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV). Nehemiah 3:9 Next to them repaired Rephaiah
the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. ...
/r/repaired.htm - 21k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)
... the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah,
literally, "lowland," was the name of another district of Palestine. ...
/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)
... the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah,
literally, "lowland," was the name of another district of Palestine. ...
/n/negev.htm - 26k

Official (45 Occurrences)
... River. (See NAS). Nehemiah 3:9 Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of
Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. (See NAS). ...
/o/official.htm - 20k

Keilah (16 Occurrences)
... Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler
of half the district of Keilah, for his district. After ...
/k/keilah.htm - 15k

Presbytery (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district,
and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned ...
/p/presbytery.htm - 14k

Resources

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Concordance

District (59 Occurrences)

Matthew 2:22
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
(See RSV NIV)

Matthew 3:5
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
(See NAS)

Matthew 4:25
And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.
(WEY)

Matthew 9:26
And the report of this spread throughout all that district.
(WEY RSV)

Matthew 9:31
But they went out and published His fame in all that district.
(WEY RSV)

Matthew 14:13
Upon receiving these tidings, Jesus went away by boat to an uninhabited and secluded district; but the people heard of it and followed Him in crowds from the towns by land.
(WEY)

Matthew 14:35
When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,
(See NAS)

Matthew 15:21
Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
(See NAS RSV)

Matthew 15:22
Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."
(WEY)

Matthew 15:39
He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
(WEY)

Matthew 16:13
And Jesus, having come to the parts of Cesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be -- the Son of Man?'
(See NAS RSV)

Mark 1:5
And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
(DBY)

Mark 1:28
The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
(See NAS)

Mark 3:8
and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.
(WEY)

Mark 5:17
Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.
(WEY)

Mark 6:55
Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him the sick on their mats wherever they heard He was.
(WEY)

Mark 7:31
Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.
(WEY)

Mark 8:10
and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.
(WEY NAS RSV)

Mark 10:1
Soon on His feet once more, He enters the district of Judaea and crosses the Jordan: again the people flock to Him, and ere long, as was usual with Him, He was teaching them once more.
(WEY)

Luke 3:3
John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;
(WEY DBY NAS)

Luke 4:14
Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.
(Root in WEY NAS)

Luke 4:37
News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
(See NAS)

Luke 6:17
With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
(WEY)

Luke 7:17
And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.
(Root in WEY NAS)

Luke 8:37
Then the whole population of the Gerasenes and of the adjacent districts begged Him to depart from them; for their terror was great. So He went on board and returned.
(Root in WEY NAS)

Luke 9:12
Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve came to Him and said, "Send the people away, that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food; because here we are in an uninhabited district."
(WEY)

John 11:54
Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.
(WEY)

John 11:55
The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
(WEY)

Acts 13:49
So the Lord's Message spread through the whole district.
(WEY)

Acts 13:50
But the Jews influenced the gentlewomen of rank who worshipped with them, and also the leading men in the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of the district.
(WEY NAS RSV)

Acts 16:12
and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 47:11
Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 9:4
He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they weren't there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 9:5
When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let us return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us."
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 13:18
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and the other company turned the way to the district that looks over the ravine of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
(DBY)

1 Kings 4:5
and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, and the king's friend;
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:7
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:13
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:19
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 21:23
Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, "The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
(See NAS)

2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:22
So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spoke to her to that effect.
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 3:9
Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:12
Next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:14
The dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem; he built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:15
The spring gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:16
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, to the place over against the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:17
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 3:18
After him repaired their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 11:9
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 12:28
The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 9:1
But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 45:1
And when you are making a distribution of the land, by the decision of the Lord, for your heritage, you are to make an offering to the Lord of a part of the land as holy: it is to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty thousand wide: all the land inside these limits is to be holy.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 45:3
Of this measure you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary, which is most holy.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 45:6
You shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and twenty-five thousand long, side by side with the offering of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 45:7
Whatever is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy offering and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 47:8
And he said unto me, These waters issue out toward the east district, and go down into the plain, and go into the sea; when they are brought forth into the sea, the waters thereof shall be healed.
(DBY)

Zephaniah 1:11
Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

District

Related Terms

Pekah (11 Occurrences)

Syrians (63 Occurrences)

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Wanderings (7 Occurrences)

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

Toparchy

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

Bashan (54 Occurrences)

Adjacent (4 Occurrences)