# Matthew 26:7

> a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

— Matthew 26:7, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.

## 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

- John 12:2-3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/12/2
- Luke 7:46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/7/46
- Luke 7:37-38 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/7/37
- Ecclesiastes 9:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ecclesiastes/9/8
- Psalms 133:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/133/2
- Song of Songs 1:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/song-of-songs/1/3
- Isaiah 57:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/57/9
- Exodus 30:23-33 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/30/23

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

## This document

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