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Acts 7:9

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Egypt
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

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