Luke 1:39
A little while later, Mary got herself ready and hurried up into the hills of Judea, to the town where
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
In Context
40Zechariah's house was. She called out to Elizabeth as she went in.
Cross References
Joshua 10:40So Joshua conquered the whole land—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes—and all their kings. He didn't leave a single survivor. He killed everyone as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Joshua 20:7So they assigned the following sanctuary towns: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.
Luke 1:65All those living nearby were in awe at what had happened, and the news spread throughout the hill country of Judea.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:27-39
The Birth of Christ Foretold. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said… Read the whole commentary →