Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
MATTHEW CHAPTER 19 Verses 1-12. See also . Verse 1. Coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. Probably our Saviour was then going from Galilee up to Jerusalem, to one of the great feasts of the Jews. Samaria was between Galilee and Jerusalem; and, choosing not to go through it, he crossed the Jordan, and passed down on the east side of it, through Peraea, a region...
The country of the Jews was divided into three provinces; namely, Galilee, Samaria, and Judea. In Galilee, were the cities of Nazareth, Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; here Christ dwelt and spent a considerable part of his time, preaching to them, and working miracles among them.
And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (a) Passed over the water out of Galilee into the borders of Judea.