# Acts 7:2

> And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

— Acts 7:2, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Haran** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/haran
- **Mesopotamia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/mesopotamia

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Acts 22:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/1
- Genesis 11:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/31
- Psalms 29:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/29/3
- Nehemiah 9:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/9/7
- John 1:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/1/14
- Hebrews 1:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/1/3
- Genesis 15:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/15/7

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).