Acts 7:5

He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHEN: c. AD 30-35

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WHEN

c. AD 30-35

counted from the text

WHO RULED

Tiberius emperor of Rome AD 14-37
Pontius Pilate prefect of Judea AD 26-36
Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39
Philip tetrarch of Ituraea 4 BC – AD 34
Caiaphas high priest AD 18-36

MEANWHILE

AD 33 Italy

Credit crisis in Rome

Tiberius injects a hundred million sesterces to stop the banks from collapsing.

SOURCES

date — Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.
Tiberius — Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
Pontius Pilate — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
Philip — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
Caiaphas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990
Credit crisis in Rome — Tacitus, Annals VI.16-17

Acts 7:5

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