# Matthew 27:51

> At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

— Matthew 27:51, 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

- Hebrews 10:19-22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/10/19
- Mark 15:38 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/38
- Hebrews 6:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/6/19
- Luke 23:45 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/45
- Revelation 11:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/11/19
- Exodus 26:31-37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/26/31
- Matthew 27:54 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/54
- Isaiah 25:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/25/7

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/51
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27
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