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Perea (Περαία, Peraia); Also known as “Beyond the Jordan” (עֵבֶר הַיַרְדֵּן, ever hayarden; πέραν ὁ Ἰορδάνης, peran ho Iordanēs). A region east of the Jordan River and south of Galilee that factors prominently in the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus. Perea was part of the kingdom of Herod the Great; after his death in 4 bc, it was given (along with Galilee) to Herod Antipas.
The Jewish historian Josephus describes Perea’s boundaries as reaching south to the fortress of Machareus (a potential site of John the Baptist’s imprisonment and execution), north to the city of Pella, west to the Jordan River, and east to the cities of Gerasa and Philadelphia (Josephus, Jewish War 3.3.3).
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