Acts 23:34
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Cilicia
- WHEN
- c. AD 57
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WHEN
c. AD 57
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59 IN THE TEXT
- Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
- Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
SOURCES
- date — The arrest in Jerusalem, counted forward from the third journey.
- Antonius Felix — Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
- Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
SEE ALSO
- Acts 21:39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
- Acts 25:1 Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
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