Part of the territory of Herod Philip (Luke 3: 1), later governed by Herod Agrippa I. Situated in the NE of Palestine, its OT name is Bashan. Caesarea Philippi and Bethsaida are two NT cities of the region.
Citation for Trachonitis
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MLA
"Trachonitis." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1939>.
Chicago
"Trachonitis." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1939 (accessed May 21, 2013).