Country
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king or chieftain. Others are what we now call city-states, with surrounding farm areas. In almost all cases these countries were far smaller than our modern idea of countries, though Egypt and Assyria would be exceptions. Sometimes the word is used to refer to countryside, a wide area with no consideration of boundaries as when the twelve Israelites were sent to spy out the country.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 3816 [3], 6818, 6820, 6821; Charity 83, 85; True Christian Religion 305)
Matthew 27:3-6
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Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
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saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
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He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
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The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."
