Acts 13:50

The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Pisidian Antioch
WHEN
c. AD 46-48

ON THE MAP

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

  • 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

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