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Acts 23:2, Acts 24:1† Antonius Felix: Procurator of Judea Mentioned by historians Josephus, [160] Suetonius [161] and Tacitus [162] He imprisoned the apostle Paul around the year 58 CE, two years before Porcius Festus replaced him. [163] Acts 23:24, Acts 25:14: Apollos: Both Paul and Clement affirmed that he was a Christian in Corinth. [154 ...
Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the death of the first apostle, James, son of Zebedee , followed by the miraculous escape of Peter from prison , the death of Herod Agrippa I , and the early ministry of Barnabas and Paul of Tarsus .
Agrippa I, called "King Herod" or "Herod" in Acts 12; Felix governor of Judea who was present at the trial of Paul, and his wife Drusilla in Acts 24:24; Herod Agrippa II, king over several territories, before whom Paul made his defense in Acts 26. Herod Antipas, called "Herod the Tetrarch" or "Herod" in the Gospels and in Acts 4:27; Herodias ...
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
According to Acts 12:20, Herod was displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon, [2] and forbade the export of food to them. As they were dependent on delivery of food from Judea, and Judea was affected by famine, [3] the Sidonians and Tyrians made Blastus "their friend" (possibly through bribery [4]). Blastus helped them obtain an audience ...
6th-century Syriac inscription at the Monastery of Saint Mark in the Old City of Jerusalem, stating: "This is the house of Mary, mother of John Mark.". Mary, mother of John Mark – commonly associated with Mark the Evangelist – is mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, in Acts 12:12, [1] where it is said that, after his escape from prison, Peter went to her house: "When he ...
Berenice – sister of King Agrippa Acts 25:13; Acts 25:23 and Acts 26:30; Bilhah – Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bears him two sons, Dan and Naphtali. Genesis [33] Bithiah – Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus). Also identified with/as Asiya in Muslim interpretations. Wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4 [34]