# Acts 22:6

> About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

— Acts 22:6, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Damascus** (Syria · today Damascus) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/damascus

## When

- c. AD 57 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The arrest in Jerusalem, counted forward from the third journey.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **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

- Acts 9:3-8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/3
- Acts 26:12-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26/12
- Revelation 1:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/1/16

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).