# Acts 18:2

> There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

— Acts 18:2, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Rome** (Italy · today Rome) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/rome
- **Corinth** (Achaia · today Corinth) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/corinth
- **Italy** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/italy
- **Pontus** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/pontus

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54, named in the text · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Romans 16:3-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/16/3
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/16/19
- 2 Timothy 4:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/4/19
- Acts 11:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/28
- Acts 18:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/26
- Acts 2:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/9
- Acts 18:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/18

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).