# Acts 7:39

> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

— Acts 7:39, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Egypt** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/egypt

## 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

- Numbers 14:3-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/14/3
- Numbers 11:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/11/5
- Nehemiah 9:16-17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/9/16
- Exodus 16:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/16/3
- Ezekiel 20:6-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/20/6
- Acts 7:51-52 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/51

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/39
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).