'Country' in the Bible
But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route.
"Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake; the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations!
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.
So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.
And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?
So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
and the men of the place, recognizing Him, sent word into all the country round. So they brought all the sick to Him,
"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;
Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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