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Jewry

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Judah, Judea, Jewish dynasty

(Dan. 5:13¹³Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? (Daniel 5:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Same as Judaea in Luke 23:5⁵And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. (Luke 23:5) and John 7:1¹After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. (John 7:1). In Daniel 5:13¹³Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? (Daniel 5:13) it refers to Judah.

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

same as Jehud