Acts 13:5
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Salamis, Cyprus
- WHEN
- c. AD 46-48
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WHEN
c. AD 46-48
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
- Sergius Paulus proconsul of Cyprus AD 46-48
MEANWHILE
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AD 46-48 Roman Empire
Famine in the reign of Claudius
The famine that Acts 11:28 announces, and for which the church at Antioch sends relief to Jerusalem.
SOURCES
- date — The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Sergius Paulus — Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- Famine in the reign of Claudius — Tacitus, Annals XII.43; Suetonius, Claudius 18; Josephus, Antiquities XX.2.5
SEE ALSO
- Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
- Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal…
- Acts 9:20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- Acts 12:12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- Acts 14:1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Acts 17:17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
- Acts 18:4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
- Acts 19:8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
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