Bible Strands
Luke 1:39
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — After the angel’s departure in Luke 1:38, Mary leaves alone to travel to a town in the hill country of Judah.
The words — Ἀναστᾶσα (Anastasa) literally means “having risen up,” and ἐπορεύθη (eporeuthē) means “she went,” marking an unmediated transition from consent to movement.
The thread — The “hill country” designation appears in Joshua 10:40 and Joshua 15:48 to delineate territorial regions, and resurfaces in Luke 1:65 where the surrounding population reports the events.
Why it lands — The text records Mary’s immediate departure without narrative delay, requiring the reader to observe that the narrative prioritizes enacted obedience over extended reflection.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
Cross-references
- Luke 1:65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
- Joshua 10:40 So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
- Joshua 15:48 These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Joshua 20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- Joshua 21:9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name