# Acts 7:48

> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

— Acts 7:48, Berean Standard Bible

## 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 17:24-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/24
- Isaiah 66:1-2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/66/1
- 1 Kings 8:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/8/27
- 2 Chronicles 2:5-6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/2/5
- 2 Chronicles 6:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/6/18
- Psalms 91:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/91/9
- Psalms 91:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/91/1
- Psalms 92:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/92/8

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/48
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