'Country' in the Bible

Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah.

And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country, keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields,

and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.

And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.

About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.

Then they put in to shore in the country of the Gerasenes, which lies opposite to Galilee.

The swineherds, seeing what had happened, fled and reported it both in town and country;

No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.

At last, when he had spent everything, there came a terrible famine throughout that country, and he began to feel the pinch of want.

So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;

So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.

Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.

As soon as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenaean, who was coming in from the country, and on his shoulders they put the cross, for him to carry it behind Jesus.

It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.