The Gospel of Luke and Acts

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Luke 1:7 Tests for determining if a woman is barrenBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 80bGo to Reference
Luke 1:9Priests draw lots for serviceBabylonian TalmudTamid 26aGo to Reference
Luke 1:9Priests draw lots for serviceBabylonian TalmudTamid 30aGo to Reference
Luke 1:9One’s lot being clearing ashes off the altarBabylonian TalmudYoma 22aGo to Reference
Luke 1:9Lots drawn for novices to burn the incense, because people should not do this twiceBabylonian TalmudYoma 26aGo to Reference
Luke 1:9Procedure for the one chosen to burn the incenseBabylonian TalmudTamid 33aGo to Reference
Luke 1:10People are put outside during the burning of incenseBabylonian TalmudYoma 44aGo to Reference
Luke 1:17Jewish expectations on the coming ElijahBabylonian TalmudEduyoth 8.7Go to Reference
Luke 1:18One is of old age at the age of 60Babylonian TalmudAvoth 5.21Go to Reference
Luke 1:18A priest can serve until he dies, a Levite can serve from 30 to 50 years of ageBabylonian TalmudChullin 24aGo to Reference
Luke 1:21Typical to make a short prayer as to not keep the people waitingBabylonian TalmudYoma 52bGo to Reference
Luke 1:74Its better to serve out of love rather than fearBabylonian TalmudSotah 31aGo to Reference
Luke 2:1Caesar Augustus originally called Gaius CaesarSuetoniusOctavius 7Go to Reference
Luke 2:1August Census in 28 BC, 8 BC, and 14 ACEAugustus Caesar Res Gestae 8Go to Reference
Luke 2:2Cyrenius taxation finishes JosephusAnt. 18.2.1 Go to Reference
Luke 2:2-3Quirinius CensusJosephusAnt. 18.1.1 Go to Reference
Luke 2:2-3Quirinius CensusJosephusAnt. 20.5.2 Go to Reference
Luke 2:2-3Quirinius CensusJosephus War 2.17.8 Go to Reference
Luke 2:4Jesus born in Bethlehem, which is 35 stadia from JerusalemJustin Martyr Apol. 1.34 Go to Reference
Luke 2:8Pasture animals brought into the fields between Passover (March/April) and first rainfall (October/November)Babylonian TalmudBeitzah 40a Go to Reference
Luke 2:8Pasture animals stay out of town in the night during summer, home animals spend the night in townBabylonian TalmudShabbath 45b Go to Reference
Luke 2:25Phrase “see the consolation”Babylonian TalmudChagigah 16b Go to Reference
Luke 2:42Boys at the age of 12, must fast til the end of the day, by rabbinic ordinanceBabylonian TalmudYoma 82a Go to Reference
Luke 2:44One days journey north from Jerusalem is AkrabahBabylonian TalmudBeitzah 5a Go to Reference
Luke 2:44Distance of a days journey, 10 parasangsBabylonian TalmudPesachim 93b Go to Reference
Luke 2:44It took 3 days time to go from Galilee to JerusalemJosephus Life of Jos. 51 Go to Reference
Luke 3:1LysaniasJosephus Ant. 20.7.1 Go to Reference
Luke 3:1LysaniasJosephusWar 2.12.8Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Pilate sent to be procurator of Judea by TiberiusJosephusWar 2.9.2Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Herod had sons, Herod and PhillipJosephusWar 1.18.2Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Philip the tetrarch of TrachonitisJosephusWar 3.10.7Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Tetrarchies in Syria including Trachonitis and AbilaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.16Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Augustus chose Tiberius to succeed himSuetoniusOctavius 63Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Augustus adopted Tiberius for the good of the nationSuetoniusTiberius 21Go to Reference
Luke 3:1Tiberius died in the 23rd year of his reignSuetoniusTiberius 73Go to Reference
Luke 3:2Ananias (Hanina) the high priestBabylonian TalmudYoma 8aGo to Reference
Luke 3:2Two high priests seen at the same day, if one were disqualified by ritual lawBabylonian TalmudYoma 47aGo to Reference
Luke 3:2Multiple High Priests, Jesus and AnanusJosephusWar 4.4.3Go to Reference
Luke 3:2-3, 19John the Baptist killed by HerodJosephusAnt. 18.5.2Go to Reference
Luke 3:3Israel will not be able to repent until Elijah comesRabbi EliezerPirke 44Go to Reference
Luke 3:13Tax collectors who overcharged were disqualified to testify in courtBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 25bGo to Reference
Luke 3:23Those who raise an orphan should be ascribed as if he had begotten themBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 19bGo to Reference
Luke 3:23Those who raise an orphan should be ascribed as if he had begotten themBabylonian TalmudMegilah 13aGo to Reference
Luke 3:23Only the father’s family can be called familyBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 54bGo to Reference
Luke 4:16The torah must be read standingBabylonian TalmudMegilah 21aGo to Reference
Luke 4:16On the sabbath, seven people would read, and one would be a section from the prophetsBabylonian TalmudMegilah 21aGo to Reference
Luke 4:17The law would be provided to the reader, by the synagogue attendant Babylonian TalmudYoma 68bGo to Reference
Luke 4:17A torah scroll could be sold to buy a sefer torah, but a sefer torah could not be sold, for there was no upgradeBabylonian TalmudMegilah 27aGo to Reference
Luke 4:17Permissible to compile all sacred writings, suggested a scroll for law, prophets, and holy writingsBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 13bGo to Reference
Luke 4:17Torah scrolls roll to the center and have cylinders on the ends, the other books roll from beginning to endBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 14aGo to Reference
Luke 4:17It is not proper to roll up a scroll of the law in front of the community, Isaiah however should be fineBabylonian TalmudYoma 70aGo to Reference
Luke 4:26Zarephath in SidonPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.17Go to Reference
Luke 4:26Jews thought that the widow of Zarephtah was the mother of JonahRabbi EliezerPirke 33Go to Reference
Luke 5:1Lake Gennesareth called such by the localsJosephusWar 3.10.1Go to Reference
Luke 5:1Lake Gennesareth 40 furlongs wide, 140 furlongs longJosephusWar 3.10.7Go to Reference
Luke 5:1Sea of Gennesaret on the JordanPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.15Go to Reference
Luke 5:39Old wine preferred to new wine, because it is good for the bowelsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 51aGo to Reference
Luke 5:39Old wine is one year old, very old wine is 3 years old or moreBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 98aGo to Reference
Luke 5:39Old wine considered better than new wine, master and slave must drink the sameBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 22aGo to Reference
Luke 6:1Rubbing ears of corn, done to expose the foodBabylonian TalmudBeitzah 12bGo to Reference
Luke 6:4The showbread was kneaded outside of the court, but baked inside of itBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 95bGo to Reference
Luke 6:7A case of one not being able to take medicine for scurvy on the sabbathBabylonian TalmudYoma 84aGo to Reference
Luke 6:7Danger regarding one’s life suspends the sabbathBabylonian TalmudYoma 83aGo to Reference
Luke 6:12Proseucha, a Jewish prayer-houseJuvenalSatire 3Go to Reference
Luke 6:15Zealots may attack someone for having sex with a heathen womanBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 36bGo to Reference
Luke 6:15Theft, magic, or heathen cohabitation, is met with punishment from the zealotsBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 81bGo to Reference
Luke 6:15Zealots, with rigid justice prompt to stonePhiloHonor due Parents 9Go to Reference
Luke 6:15The zealots did a great job of defending against the romansJosephusWar 5.9.2Go to Reference
Luke 6:29If slapped, reimbursed 200 zuz; if backhanded reimbursed 400 zuzBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 90aGo to Reference
Luke 6:29If someone takes your cloak, you were reimbursed 400 zuzBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 90aGo to Reference
Luke 6:36God referred to as the All MercifulBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 15bGo to Reference
Luke 6:36God referred to as the All MercifulBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 107bGo to Reference
Luke 6:38A false measure used to defraud in trades used against a defrauderBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 107bGo to Reference
Luke 6:38Dispute of measurements, heaped or leveled?Babylonian TalmudYoma 48aGo to Reference
Luke 6:38In the measure in which a man measures, it will be measure of himBabylonian TalmudSotah 8bGo to Reference
Luke 6:41Take the beam out from between your eyesBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 15bGo to Reference
Luke 6:41Take the beam out from between your eyes; noone in that generation able to reproveBabylonian TalmudArachin 16bGo to Reference
Luke 7:12Children carried out of the town for burialBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 80bGo to Reference
Luke 7:12The public will show distress for the burial of any children 12 months old or moreBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 24bGo to Reference
Luke 7:14The rich were brought out on a dargesh and the poor on a bierBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 27bGo to Reference
Luke 7:14Differences between a dargesh and a mittahBabylonian TalmudNedarim 56bGo to Reference
Luke 7:14King Herod carried out on a very ornate bierJosephusWar 1.33.9Go to Reference
Luke 7:37Alabaster box as a container for ointmentAelianusVar. Hist. 12.18Go to Reference
Luke 7:37Alabaster as container for perfumesPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 8.3-4Go to Reference
Luke 7:38A maidservant washing a man’s feet, then dipping both his hands and feet in oilBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 85bGo to Reference
Luke 7:38Account of a man kissing R. Johnathon’s footBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 49bGo to Reference
Luke 7:38Account of Bar Hama kissing R. Papi’s feetBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 27bGo to Reference
Luke 8:3Joanne, a Jewish name for a femaleBabylonian TalmudSotah 22aGo to Reference
Luke 8:27Each grotto, must have 8 sepulchral chambersBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 100bGo to Reference
Luke 8:27Man in the cemetery, talking to the spiritsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 18bGo to Reference
Luke 9:5The dust of gentiles causes uncleannessBabylonian TalmudOholoth 17.5Go to Reference
Luke 9:5Dirt from the land of gentilesBabylonian TalmudTaharoth 4.5Go to Reference
Luke 9:5Dust yourself in the dust of the feet of the wisePirke AvothAvoth 1.4Go to Reference
Luke 9:5Rabbi rolling himself in the dust of IsraelBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 112bGo to Reference
Luke 9:8Former prophets distinguished from the latter prophetsBabylonian TalmudSotah 48bGo to Reference
Luke 9:9John the Baptist killed by HerodJosephusAnt. 18.5.2Go to Reference
Luke 9:10Bethsaida located on the Lake GennesarethJosephusAnt. 18.2.1Go to Reference
Luke 9:16One needs to pray for the main courses not all of the complimentary itemsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 44aGo to Reference
Luke 9:23One lives after the standard he sets. Each is crucified after their own lustsSenecaDial. 7.19Go to Reference
Luke 9:23The term “cross” used as a metaphor for other afflictionsSenecaDial. 12.16Go to Reference
Luke 10:11The dust of gentiles causes uncleannessBabylonian TalmudOholoth 17.5Go to Reference
Luke 10:11Dirt from the land of gentilesBabylonian TalmudTaharoth 4.5Go to Reference
Luke 10:13City of ChorazinBabylonian TalmudMenahoth 85aGo to Reference
Luke 10:30Distance from Jericho to Jerusalem was 10 parasangsBabylonian TalmudYoma 20bGo to Reference
Luke 10:31Regular correspondence of the courses of priests between Jericho and JerusalemBabylonian TalmudTaanith 27aGo to Reference
Luke 10:34A mixture of wine and oil was used as a remedyBabylonian TalmudShabbath 134aGo to Reference
Luke 11:2phrase “father who is in heaven”Babylonian TalmudShevuoth 15aGo to Reference
Luke 11:2A prayer without God’s name, or God’s kingdom is not a prayerBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 40bGo to Reference
Luke 11:2A short prayer, that God’s will would be done in heavenBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 29bGo to Reference
Luke 11:5Rules for borrowing bread laid outBabylonian TalmudShabbath 148aGo to Reference
Luke 11:43Pharisees emphasis on honorJosephusAnt. 18.1.3Go to Reference
Luke 12:13Brothers who have a divided inheritance must each provide a peahBabylonian TalmudPeah 3.5Go to Reference
Luke 12:19One resting on his wealth, “eat, drink, be merry,” was frowned uponBabylonian TalmudTaanith 11aGo to Reference
Luke 12:24The Jews recognized 3 different kinds of ravenBabylonian TalmudChullin 63aGo to Reference
Luke 12:24Ravens kick their birds out of their nests to teach them to flyPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 10.15Go to Reference
Luke 12:27Phrase, “Solomon when in his glory”Babylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 83aGo to Reference
Luke 13:1Pilate ordered the slaying of many SamaritansJosephusAnt. 18.4.1Go to Reference
Luke 13:1In the day of the Messiah, people thought Galilee would be in ruinsBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 97aGo to Reference
Luke 13:10There were 394 synagogues in JerusalemBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 105aGo to Reference
Luke 13:15Animals allowed to be led out on the sabbathBabylonian TalmudShabbath 51bGo to Reference
Luke 13:15Rules for how to feed one’s cattle on the SabbathBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 20bGo to Reference
Luke 13:23Jewish Scholars thought all of Israel would have a place in the world to comeBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 90aGo to Reference
Luke 13:26Ben Azzai mentioned preaching in the streetsBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 29aGo to Reference
Luke 13:26Rabbi Hiyya taught in the streets, despite oppositionBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 16bGo to Reference
Luke 13:33A tribe, false prophet, or priest can only be tried by the Sanhedrin in JerusalemBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 2aGo to Reference
Luke 13:33A high priest, or prophet, or “great man” must be tried by SanhedrinBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 18bGo to Reference
Luke 14:35Salts are where places are barrenPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 31.39Go to Reference
Luke 16:22After death, one being describes as being in Abraham’s lapBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 72bGo to Reference
Luke 16:22When a righteous man dies, 3 ministering angels come to his aidBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 104aGo to Reference
Luke 16:27Belief in the dead asking the living for mercyBabylonian TalmudTaanith 16aGo to Reference
Luke 17:3Whoever repents is forgiven immediatelyBabylonian TalmudChagigah 5aGo to Reference
Luke 17:11Galileans going through Samaria for festivalsJosephusAnt. 20.6.1Go to Reference
Luke 17:11Galileans going through Samaria for festivalsJosephusWar 2.12.3-4Go to Reference
Luke 17:14Only the priest can declare someone clean or uncleanBabylonian TalmudNegaim 3.1Go to Reference
Luke 17:28During the times of Lot, the people were living in securityRabbi EliezerPirke 25Go to Reference
Luke 17:29Dead sea as producer of bitumen, where Asphaltites get namePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.15Go to Reference
Luke 17:29Sodom destroyed by emissions of fire, asphalt and sulfurStraboGeo. 16.2.44Go to Reference
Luke 17:29The dead sea yielding asphaltTacitusHist. 5.6Go to Reference
Luke 17:29Sodom destroyed by fire from heavenJosephusAnt. 1.11.4Go to Reference
Luke 18:11Men prayed thanking God they were not pagan, foolish, or a womanJerusalem TalmudBerakhoth 9.1Go to Reference
Luke 18:12Misconception that the Jews fast on the sabbathSuetoniusOctavius 76Go to Reference
Luke 18:12Fasting was common on the Mondays and Thursdays when the law was readBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 82aGo to Reference
Luke 18:12Fasting was common on the Mondays and Thursdays when the law was readBabylonian TalmudTaanith 12aGo to Reference
Luke 18:13In prayer, Jews were to put their eyes below, and heart aboveBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 105bGo to Reference
Luke 18:25An elephant going through the eye of a needleBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 55bGo to Reference
Luke 18:25An elephant going through the eye of a needleBabylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 38bGo to Reference
Luke 19:4Presence of Sycamore trees in JerichoBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 71aGo to Reference
Luke 19:8Double repayment for all things except sheep and oxenBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 62bGo to Reference
Luke 19:29The city of Beth Pagi is mentionedBabylonian TalmudPesachim 91aGo to Reference
Luke 19:29Beth PagiBabylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 90aGo to Reference
Luke 19:29Beth Page is considered within the outer walls of JerusalemBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 78bGo to Reference
Luke 20:24The coin of Jerusalem had David and Solomon on one side, and the name “Jerusalem” on the otherBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 97bGo to Reference
Luke 20:24A Caesar’s denari was not accepted as a Jewish offeringBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 6bGo to Reference
Luke 20:27Sadducees perverted the benediction, stating that there is only one worldBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 54aGo to Reference
Luke 20:27Sadduccees belief about resurrectionJosephusAnt. 18.1.4Go to Reference
Luke 20:28Mishna on who should marry the wife of a deceased brotherBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 18bGo to Reference
Luke 20:36In the future world, no eating, drinking, commerce, jealousy, hatred, or competitionBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 17aGo to Reference
Luke 20:46The length of an under garment should cover all skinBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 57bGo to Reference
Luke 21:1There were 13 chests in the temple for offeringBabylonian TalmudShekalim 6.5Go to Reference
Luke 21:1Exchanges possible at the temple for making offeringsBabylonian TalmudMaaser Sheni 2.9Go to Reference
Luke 21:1Rules for exchanging items for the titheBabylonian TalmudEduyoth 1.10Go to Reference
Luke 21:5The temple of Herod said to include precious stones, and blue yellow and white marbleBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 4aGo to Reference
Luke 21:5The temple of Herod said to include precious stones, and blue yellow and white marbleBabylonian TalmudSukkah 51bGo to Reference
Luke 21:5A wall of the temple made with fine stones, so to be pleasing to the sightJosephusWar 5.5.6Go to Reference
Luke 21:6Caesar gave the command to destroy Jerusalem along with the TempleJosephusWar 7.1.1Go to Reference
Luke 21:8Someone claimed to be the Messiah, and because he could not judge by smell, they killed himBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 93bGo to Reference
Luke 21:16In the days of the Messiah, son will rise against father, and daughter against motherBabylonian TalmudSotah 49bGo to Reference
Luke 21:27Recognized contradiction Messiah coming on a cloud or on an ass?Babylonian TalmudSanhedrin 98aGo to Reference
Luke 22:7The festival of unleavened bread takes place on the evening of the fourteenth of Nisan Babylonian TalmudPesachim 2aGo to Reference
Luke 22:8A man commanding his servant to prepare the Passover on his behalfBabylonian TalmudPesachim 88bGo to Reference
Luke 22:8R. Gamaliel commanding his servant to prepare the Passover on his behalfBabylonian TalmudPesachim 74aGo to Reference
Luke 22:14One cannot start eating the Passover, until after nightfallBabylonian TalmudPesachim 99bGo to Reference
Luke 22:17Even the poorest members were entitled to 4 cups of wineBabylonian TalmudPesachim 99bGo to Reference
Luke 22:17Before a meal, the host gives thanks, and will not break bread til everyone says AmenBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 47aGo to Reference
Luke 22:17-19When, people are sitting upright, each must say grace, when reclining, one may say for allBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 42bGo to Reference
Luke 22:20Blood must atone for bloodPhiloSpecial Laws 2Go to Reference
Luke 22:26Those who serve the torah in this world will be great in the nextBabylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 85bGo to Reference
Luke 22:54Residence of the high priest called the Cell of CounsellorsBabylonian TalmudYoma 10aGo to Reference
Luke 22:54The High priest removed from his house to live in the Cell of Couselors 7 days before Yom KippurBabylonian TalmudYoma 2aGo to Reference
Luke 22:66The Cell of Hewn Stone, the council where the great Sanhedrin would meetBabylonian TalmudYoma 25aGo to Reference
Luke 23:1Pontius Pilate as governor of JudeaPhiloEmbassy to Gaius 38Go to Reference
Luke 23:13-25Pontius PilateJosephusAnt. 18.2.2Go to Reference
Luke 23:13-25Pontius PilateJosephusAnt. 18.3.1-3Go to Reference
Luke 23:18Many people named Abba, even some Abbas Bar AbbaBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 18bGo to Reference
Luke 23:18-21The Jews murdered their kingMara Bar SerapionEp. 28-36Go to Reference
Luke 23:25Nobody pleaded a case for YeshuBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 43aGo to Reference
Luke 23:26Every criminal must carry his own crossPlutarchMor. 554Go to Reference
Luke 23:32Crucifixion the most miserable and most painful punishment, for slaves onlyCiceroPro Verres 66Go to Reference
Luke 23:34A man is hanged without his clothesBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 46aGo to Reference
Luke 23:35-36Roman mass crucifixion of Jews done with jestJosephusWar 5.11.1Go to Reference
Luke 23:36Wine or Frankincense given before execution to numb painBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 43aGo to Reference
Luke 23:38An inscription, describing why a man was to be crucifiedCassius DioRom. Hist. 54.3.7-8Go to Reference
Luke 23:45Description of the curtain in the templeJosephusWar 5.5.4Go to Reference
Luke 23:52-56Crucified people being taken down for festivalsPhiloFlaccus 10.83Go to Reference
Luke 23:53Mourning rites commence as soon as the stone is shut over the tombBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 47bGo to Reference
Luke 23:53Rolling slab used to close the tombsBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 27aGo to Reference
Luke 23:53The stone over a grave, and the one propping it up are uncleanBabylonian TalmudOholoth 2.4Go to Reference
Luke 23:54Jews used to take care for burial, as to bury those condemned to die before the setting of the sunJosephusWar 4.5.2Go to Reference
Luke 23:54Necessity that those hung on a tree be buried before sunsetPhiloSpecial Laws 2Go to Reference
Luke 23:54Yeshu was hanged on the eve of PassoverBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 43aGo to Reference
Luke 23:56Washing and anointing may be done for the dead on the sabbath, but the body cannot be movedBabylonian TalmudShabbath 151aGo to Reference
Luke 24:13Emmaus is 60 furlongs from JerusalemJosephusWar 7.6.6Go to Reference
Luke 24:13Emmaus was burned under Varus’ ordersJosephusAnt. 17.10.9Go to Reference
Luke 24:44Threefold division of Scripture in Judaism, Torah, prophets, and HagiographaBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 15aGo to Reference
Luke 24:44Threefold division of Scripture in Judaism, Torah, prophets, and WritingsBabylonian TalmudRosh Hashanah 32aGo to Reference
Luke 24:443 fold division of scripture, law, prophets, and others who followed in their stepsEcclesiasticusPrologueGo to Reference
Luke 24:50The priests would raise their hands to bless the peopleBabylonian TalmudSotah 38aGo to Reference
Acts 1:1-5Addressing a work of HistoryJosephusAg. Ap. 2.1Go to Reference
Acts 1:7Jews taught that 7 things were hidden from man, the return of the Davidic kingdom is one of themBabylonian TalmudPesachim 54bGo to Reference
Acts 1:12Length of Sabbath’s journey is 2000 cubitsBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 60aGo to Reference
Acts 1:12Mount of Olives is 5 furlongs from JerusalemJosephusAnt. 20.8.6Go to Reference
Acts 1:12Mount of Olives is 6 furlongs from JerusalemJosephusWar 5.2.3Go to Reference
Acts 1:18Gentile recognition of a man who fell and belly burst, possibly JudasBabylonian TalmudChullin 56bGo to Reference
Acts 2:1Pentecost was 50 days after the passoverBabylonian TalmudRosh Hashanah 11aGo to Reference
Acts 2:150 days after passover is “Pentecost”JosephusAnt. 3.10.6Go to Reference
Acts 2:1Festival of PentecostBabylonian TalmudRosh Hashanah 4bGo to Reference
Acts 2:1Pentecost mentioned in the TalmudBabylonian TalmudPesachim 68bGo to Reference
Acts 2:3Vision of the crystal temple heaven, surounded by tongues of fireEnochEnoch 1.14.9Go to Reference
Acts 2:7Disciples called GalileansArrianDisc. of Epictetus 4.7Go to Reference
Acts 2:15One cannot taste anything until they have said the prayers for the dayBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 28bGo to Reference
Acts 2:15Musaf prayer until noon, then minhah tefillahBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 27aGo to Reference
Acts 2:15The morning tefillah can be said til the 4th hourBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 26aGo to Reference
Acts 2:15The fourth hour was the meal time for all peopleBabylonian TalmudSabbath 10aGo to Reference
Acts 2:17-18Shekinah would only rest on a wise, strong, wealthy and tall manBabylonian TalmudShabbath 92aGo to Reference
Acts 2:29Hyrcanus knew where the sepulchre of David wasJosephusWar 1.2.5Go to Reference
Acts 2:29David was buried in Jerusalem and Herod opened a room of his sepulchreJosephusAnt. 7.15.3Go to Reference
Acts 3:1-2The lame excluded from the templeBabylonian TalmudShabbath 66aGo to Reference
Acts 3:2There were nine gates around the temple; all but one, the Corinthian Gate, were equalJosephusWar 5.5.3Go to Reference
Acts 3:2All of the gates were gold, except the one facing east, the Nicanor Gate, which was bronzeBabylonian TalmudMiddoth 2.3Go to Reference
Acts 3:2The Nicanor gates were made of Corinthian BronzeBabylonian TalmudYoma 38aGo to Reference
Acts 4:1The priests would keep watch over the temple at all timesBabylonian TalmudMiddoth 1.1Go to Reference
Acts 4:1Captain or officer of the temple would make his rounds, and all guards would have to greet himBabylonian TalmudMiddoth 1.2Go to Reference
Acts 4:6John is thought to be R. Jochanan b. ZakkaiBabylonian TalmudPesachim 26aGo to Reference
Acts 4:6John, R. Jochanan b. Zakkai lived contemporary with 1st century palestine, before destruction of templeBabylonian TalmudYoma 39bGo to Reference
Acts 4:6R. Alexandri mentionedBabylonian TalmudYoma 53bGo to Reference
Acts 4:25Jews had read Psalm 2:7 as referring to the ChristBabylonian TalmudSukkah 52aGo to Reference
Acts 4:32Christians considered each other brothers and shared all things in commonLucianPeregrinus 13Go to Reference
Acts 5:10It was common practice for couples to be buried togetherBabylonian TalmudSotah 13aGo to Reference
Acts 5:34Rabban Gamaliel was permitted to learn GreekBabylonian TalmudSotah 49bGo to Reference
Acts 5:34Rabbis were not supposed to teach their sons GreekBabylonian TalmudSotah 49bGo to Reference
Acts 5:34When Gamaliel died, so did the love of the Torah, and purity, and abegnation/pharisaismBabylonian TalmudSotah 49aGo to Reference
Acts 5:36Theudas the MagicianJosephusAnt. 20.5.1Go to Reference
Acts 5:37Judas the GalileanJosephusAnt. 18.1.1Go to Reference
Acts 5:37Judas the GalileanJosephusAnt. 18.1.6Go to Reference
Acts 5:37Judas the GalileanJosephusAnt. 20.5.2Go to Reference
Acts 5:37Judas the GalileanJosephusWar 2.17.8Go to Reference
Acts 5:37Judas the GalileanJosephusWar 7.8.1Go to Reference
Acts 5:39Rabbi Gamaliel composed the prayer for the heretic (min/minim)Babylonian TalmudBerachoth 28bGo to Reference
Acts 6:3Seven good men of the town in charge of buying and selling holy objectsBabylonian TalmudMegilah 26bGo to Reference
Acts 6:3-5Appointed leaders were brought before community they were leadingBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 55aGo to Reference
Acts 6:9Collection of Freedman worshippingTacitusAnnals 2.85Go to Reference
Acts 6:9Synagogue of the tarsians/coppersmiths, in JersusalemBabylonian TalmudMegilah 26aGo to Reference
Acts 6:9An Alexandrian presence in Jerusalem to make the shewbreadBabylonian TalmudYoma 38aGo to Reference
Acts 6:9An Alexandrian presence in Jerusalem to make objects for the TempleBabylonian TalmudArachin 10bGo to Reference
Acts 7:6Children of Israel aboding in a strange land 400 yearsBabylonian TalmudMegilah 9aGo to Reference
Acts 7:20Moses comes from “Mo” and “ses” meaning saved from waterJosephusAnt. 2.9.6Go to Reference
Acts 7:20Moses comes from mos, which is Egyption for waterPhiloLife of Moses 4Go to Reference
Acts 7:22Moses’ learning from the EgyptiansPhiloLife of Moses 5.23-24Go to Reference
Acts 7:57It was taught that if one is speaking heresy those around are to plug their earsBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 5a-bGo to Reference
Acts 7:58Stoning was to take place outside of the cityBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 42bGo to Reference
Acts 7:60Speaking of one dying, as falling asleepBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 28aGo to Reference
Acts 8:2Mourn for those who mourn, and bury those who buried othersBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 72aGo to Reference
Acts 8:2Mourn for those who mourn, and bury those who buried othersBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 28bGo to Reference
Acts 8:5The city in samaria called SebasteJosephusWar 1.2.7Go to Reference
Acts 8:9Justin references Simon the Magician, giving more information than found in ActsJustin MartyrApol. 1.26Go to Reference
Acts 8:26Gaza was deserted after being sacked by AlexanderStraboGeo. 16.2.30Go to Reference
Acts 8:26The region of Gaza is barren and sandyStraboGeo. 16.2.32Go to Reference
Acts 8:26Gaza on the way to Egypt, very sandyArrianAnabasis 2.26Go to Reference
Acts 8:27Candace as ruler of the EthiopiansPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 6.35Go to Reference
Acts 8:39Purpose of immersion in Judaism to clean objects or peopleBabylonian TalmudNidah 62aGo to Reference
Acts 8:40Azotus mentioned in Idumea, near Jamnia1 Maccabees1 Mac. 4.15Go to Reference
Acts 8:40Azotus a great city in SyriaHerodotusHist. 2.157Go to Reference
Acts 8:40Azotos is the region of SamariaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.14Go to Reference
Acts 9:2According to Josephus, Uz founded DamascusJosephusAnt. 1.6.5Go to Reference
Acts 9:2Damascus during the reign of Nero, slaughtered nearly 10,000 JewsJosephusWar 2.20.2Go to Reference
Acts 9:32Lydda is lower elevation than JerusalemJosephusWar 2.12.6Go to Reference
Acts 9:32City of Lydda, in SamariaJosephusAnt. 20.6.2Go to Reference
Acts 9:32Lydda lay a day’s journey from JerusalemBabylonian TalmudBeitzah 5aGo to Reference
Acts 9:35From Sharon, wine was madeBabylonian TalmudShabbath 77aGo to Reference
Acts 9:36Joppa existed before the flood. Phoenician city situated on a hillPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.14Go to Reference
Acts 9:36John, known as the son of DorcasJosephusWar 4.3.5Go to Reference
Acts 10:1Italian LegionTacitusHist. 1.59Go to Reference
Acts 10:1Italian LegionTacitusHist. 1.64Go to Reference
Acts 10:28The company of foreigners looked down uponBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 62bGo to Reference
Acts 10:28Jews have separated their lives from the whole worldPhilostratusLife of Apollonius 5.33Go to Reference
Acts 11:19Antioch, near Daphne in SyriaJosephusAnt. 17.2.1Go to Reference
Acts 11:28Famines in Judea during ClaudiusSuetoniusClaudius 52Go to Reference
Acts 11:28Famine in Judea under ClaudiusJosephusAnt. 20.5.2Go to Reference
Acts 11:28Famine under ClaudiusTacitusAnnals 12.43Go to Reference
Acts 12:20-23Agrippa I deathJosephusAnt. 19.8.2Go to Reference
Acts 12:23Others were recorded, for dying from being eaten by worms from the insideBabylonian TalmudSotah 35aGo to Reference
Acts 12:23Josephus records that Herod the Great also died from worms eating his innardsJosephusAnt. 17.6.5Go to Reference
Acts 13:1Manahem was a servant of the KingBabylonian TalmudChagigah 16bGo to Reference
Acts 13:4Seleucia as a port to CyprusPhilostratusLife of Apollonius 3.58Go to Reference
Acts 13:4Seleucia is 175 miles from Bridgetown on the EuphratesPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.13Go to Reference
Acts 13:4-5Natural route between Seleucia and CyprusPolybiusHist. 5.59.3-5Go to Reference
Acts 13:5Salamis a chief city of CyprusHerodotusHist. 4.162Go to Reference
Acts 13:5Salamis 1 of 15 towns on CyprusPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.35Go to Reference
Acts 13:6Paphos also one of the towns on CyprusPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.35Go to Reference
Acts 13:7Augustus makes Cyprus run by the peopleCassius DioRom. Hist. 53.12.7Go to Reference
Acts 13:7The rulers of these provinences would be “proconsuls”Cassius DioRom. Hist. 53.13.3-5Go to Reference
Acts 13:7Differences between praetor, propraetor, consul, and proconsulCassius DioRom. Hist. 53.13.3-5Go to Reference
Acts 13:7Famines in Judea during ClaudiusSuetoniusClaudius 52Go to Reference
Acts 13:14Pisidian AntiochStraboGeo. 12.6.4Go to Reference
Acts 13:14Pisidian AntiochStraboGeo. 12.8.14Go to Reference
Acts 14:13Heathens put crowns on their sacrificesJustin MartyrApol. 1.24Go to Reference
Acts 14:13Garlands place on an altarOvidTristia 3.13Go to Reference
Acts 15:1Circumcision is necessary for worship due to the law of MosesJosephusAnt. 20.2.4Go to Reference
Acts 15:10Jewish reference to the yoke of the commandmentsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 12bGo to Reference
Acts 15:16James and the early Jews took Amos 9:11 as a messianic passageBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 96b-97aGo to Reference
Acts 15:20Acts which result in death for Jews, are forbidden to gentilesBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 56bGo to Reference
Acts 15:20Flesh cut from a living animal forbiddenBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 56bGo to Reference
Acts 15:20Blood, and flesh cut from a living animal, forbidden for both Jew and GentileBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 59aGo to Reference
Acts 16:3Mother could not circumcise therefore, since Timothy’s father was Greek he was uncircumcisedBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 27aGo to Reference
Acts 16:8Troas is immediately next to MysiaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.32Go to Reference
Acts 16:11SamothraceStraboGeo. 10.3.19-21Go to Reference
Acts 16:11Troas is a coast cityPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.32Go to Reference
Acts 16:11Samothrace is an islandPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.12Go to Reference
Acts 16:11Neapolis as a port cityPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.11Go to Reference
Acts 16:12Philippi as a colonyPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.11Go to Reference
Acts 16:14Thyatira as an island off the coast of aetoliaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.12Go to Reference
Acts 16:14Purple of the sea1 Maccabees1 Mac. 4.23Go to Reference
Acts 16:14An inland Thyatira also listed by Pliny/not likely that of LydiaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5:31Go to Reference
Acts 16:14Sellers of purple/blue woolBabylonian TalmudPesachim 50bGo to Reference
Acts 16:37Statement, “I am a Roman Citizen,” brings succor and assistanceCiceroPro Verres 6.67Go to Reference
Acts 17:1Amphipolis and Apollonia in MacedoniaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.10Go to Reference
Acts 17:1Apollonia as a colony in MacedoniaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 3.23Go to Reference
Acts 17:1Thessalonica was a free city in MacedoniaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.10Go to Reference
Acts 17:1Thessalonica, Amphipolis, and Appolonia in the same parallelPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 6.34Go to Reference
Acts 17:10Beroea a city mentioned as being in MacedoniaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.10Go to Reference
Acts 17:15Athens is a well known free city in AtticaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.7Go to Reference
Acts 17:16Altars mentioned in Athens including to Love, Desire, and FortunePausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 43Go to Reference
Acts 17:16Athens governed by the AreopagusCiceroNat. Gods 29Go to Reference
Acts 17:16Altar of Twelve Gods in the AthensThucydidesHist. Pel. 6.54Go to Reference
Acts 17:19Areopagus in AthensDiogenesLife Phil. 1. Epimenedes 3Go to Reference
Acts 17:19Council of Areopagus for trialPausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 24Go to Reference
Acts 17:19Hill of Ares was called as such because Ares was first charged therePausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 28Go to Reference
Acts 17:19Court of the Areopagites for serious trialsPausaniasDes. Gr. Messenia 5Go to Reference
Acts 17:23Altars without names in AthensDiogenesLife Phil. 1. Epimenedes 3Go to Reference
Acts 17:23Altar of an Unknown GodPausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 1Go to Reference
Acts 17:23Judeans are devoted to the unknown GodLucanPharsalia 2Go to Reference
Acts 17:23Temple to an unknown GodPhilostratusLife of Apollonius 6.3Go to Reference
Acts 17:28Paul is quoting Aratus hereAratusPhenomena 4Go to Reference
Acts 17:32Pliny rejects the resurrection as does the crowd in AthensPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 7.55Go to Reference
Acts 17:34Areopagites reknowned as wise and experienced judgesAulus GelliusAttic Nights 12.7Go to Reference
Acts 17:34Members of the Areopagus were notably strictEmperor JulianOrations 2Go to Reference
Acts 17:34Eusebius reports that Dionysius of Corinth reports that Dionysius was first Bishop of AthensEusebiusEcc. Hist. 3.4.11Go to Reference
Acts 18:2Jewish Expulsion from RomeSuetoniusClaudius 25Go to Reference
Acts 18:2Claudius laws against the JewsCassius DioRom. Hist. 60.6.6-7Go to Reference
Acts 18:3People from Cilicia clothe themselves with Goat hairPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 8.76Go to Reference
Acts 18:3Goat hair from Cilicia used for fabricsVarroAgr. 2.12Go to Reference
Acts 18:3Great is torah study alongside work in a tradePirke AvothAvoth 2.2Go to Reference
Acts 18:12Achaia as a providence in Greece containing CorinthPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.5Go to Reference
Acts 18:12Gallio was Seneca’s BrotherSenecaNat. Ques. Pref. to Book 4Go to Reference
Acts 18:12Gallio got a fever in AchaiaSenecaEp. 104Go to Reference
Acts 18:12Death of GallioTacitusAnnals 15.73Go to Reference
Acts 18:18Cenchrae, a Corinthian port opposite LechaeumPhiloFlaccus 19.155Go to Reference
Acts 18:18Cenchrae as the most noble city of the Corinthian colonyApuleiusGold. Ass L. 10Go to Reference
Acts 18:18Cenchrae on one of the Corinthian HarborsPausaniasDes. Gr. Corinthae 2Go to Reference
Acts 18:18Cenchrae on the Corinthian IsthmusPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.4Go to Reference
Acts 18:19Ephesus as the great luminary of AsiaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.31Go to Reference
Acts 18:21Lysimachus captured Asia and built the city of EphesusPausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 9Go to Reference
Acts 18:21Herod used Ephesus as a port from Jerusalem to SamosJosephusAnt. 16.2.2Go to Reference
Acts 19:27Temple of Artemis existed before the migration of IoniansPausaniasDes. Gr. Achaia 2Go to Reference
Acts 19:27Temple of Artemis is 7 furlongs from EphesusHerodotusHist. 1.26Go to Reference
Acts 19:28Diana at Ephesus was unique in having multiple breastsMinucius FelixOct. 23Go to Reference
Acts 20:13Assus in Troas near Mt. IdaPausaniasDes. Gr. Elis 4Go to Reference
Acts 20:13Assos along the coastPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.32Go to Reference
Acts 20:13Assos in TroadPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 2.97Go to Reference
Acts 20:14Chios was 94 miles from SamosPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.38Go to Reference
Acts 20:14Chios was 65 miles from Lesbos (where Mitylene is)Pliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.39Go to Reference
Acts 20:14Trogilia is an island off the coast of IoniaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.37Go to Reference
Acts 20:14Distance from Trogilium to Samos is 40 StadiaStraboGeo 14.1.14Go to Reference
Acts 20:14Mitylene on the island of LesbosVitruviusArch. 1.6.1Go to Reference
Acts 20:15Herod sailed from Chius to MityleneJosephusAnt. 16.2.2Go to Reference
Acts 20:15There was a natural order of Mitelyne, Chios, SamosPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 2.102Go to Reference
Acts 21:1Cos, a city of the Lycians and CariansPausaniasDes. Gr. Arcadia 43Go to Reference
Acts 21:23-25Ritual for making a vowJosephusAnt. 19.6.1Go to Reference
Acts 21:24People shaving their heads as part of a vowBabylonian TalmudYoma 16aGo to Reference
Acts 21:26Foreigners not allowed in TempleJosephusAnt. 15.11.5Go to Reference
Acts 21:26Foreigners not allowed in TempleJosephusWar 5.5.2Go to Reference
Acts 21:26Gentiles not allowed in the Inner CircuitPhiloEmbassy to Gaius 31.212Go to Reference
Acts 21:28Only Jews could approach templeTacitusHist. 5.8Go to Reference
Acts 21:30-32The tower of Antonia is above the temple JosephusWar 5.5.8Go to Reference
Acts 21:32The hill of the tower of Antonia was the highest of the Temple, the Tower, and Herod’s PalaceJosephusWar 5.5.8Go to Reference
Acts 21:34Castle near the temple mentioned by JosephusJosephusAnt. 15.11.4Go to Reference
Acts 21:35Castle which stood right next to the templeAristeasEp. of Aris. 100-101Go to Reference
Acts 21:37-40The “Egyptian” rebelJosephusAnt. 20.8.6Go to Reference
Acts 21:37-40The “Egyptian” rebelJosephusWar 2.13.5Go to Reference
Acts 21:37-40Sicarii AssassinsJosephusAnt. 20.8.10Go to Reference
Acts 21:37-40Sicarii AssassinsJosephusWar 2.13.3Go to Reference
Acts 21:39Tarsus as an education capitalStraboGeo. 14.5.13Go to Reference
Acts 22:3Rabbi Gamaliel would teach standing up; afterwards, it went out of favorBabylonian TalmudMegilah 21aGo to Reference
Acts 22:25Scourging or putting to death against Porcian Law for Roman citizensCiceroPro Rabirius 3Go to Reference
Acts 22:28Tarsus was a free city, so Paul would have been born a citizenPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.22Go to Reference
Acts 23:2Ananias (Hanina) the high priestBabylonian TalmudYoma 8aGo to Reference
Acts 23:2Ananias, the high priestJosephusAnt. 18.2.1Go to Reference
Acts 23:2Ananias, the high priestJosephusAnt. 20.9.1Go to Reference
Acts 23:8Sadducees perverted the benediction, stating that there is only one worldBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 54aGo to Reference
Acts 23:24Felix governing JudeaSuetoniusClaudius 28Go to Reference
Acts 23:24Caesar sent Felix to be procurator of Galilee and SamariaJosephusWar 2.13.8Go to Reference
Acts 24:2Felix governor of JudeaTacitusAnnals 12.54Go to Reference
Acts 24:15Jews believed in the resurrection for only the just, Paul disagreesBabylonian TalmudTaanith 7aGo to Reference
Acts 24:27Festus succeeded Felix as procurator of JudeaJosephusWar 2.14.1Go to Reference
Acts 24:27Porcius Festus was sent by Nero to succeed FelixJosephusAnt. 20.8.9Go to Reference
Acts 25:13Agrippa II, son of AgrippaJosephusWar 2.12.1Go to Reference
Acts 25:13Agrippa II, was the brother of BerniceJosephusWar 2.11.5Go to Reference
Acts 25:13Alleged incest between Bernice and AgrippaJosephusAnt. 20.7.3Go to Reference
Acts 25:13Juvenal recognizes Agrippa II and Berenice as siblings, and implies an incestuous relation between themJuvenalSatire 6Go to Reference
Acts 25:13The title Augustus doesn’t merely refer to Augustus (Gaius Octavius) but to anything that received the augural ritesSuetoniusOctavius 7Go to Reference
Acts 26:3King Agrippa made way for a bridle party, in accordance with Jewish traditionBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 17aGo to Reference
Acts 26:3King Agrippa accurately waited to eat til night fall before the passoverBabylonian TalmudPesachim 107bGo to Reference
Acts 26:3King Agrippa read the law standingBabylonian TalmudSotah 41aGo to Reference
Acts 27:2The phoenicians founded hadrumetum as well as other coastal cities in AfricaSallustWar Jug. 19Go to Reference
Acts 27:2Pliny places Hadrumetum in Africa next to CarthagePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 6.39Go to Reference
Acts 27:3Josephus claims Sidon was built by Sidonus son of CanaanJosephusAnt. 1.6.2Go to Reference
Acts 27:3Sidon of PhoeniciaHerodotusHist. 2.116Go to Reference
Acts 27:3Sidon of PhoeniciaHerodotusHist. 3.136Go to Reference
Acts 27:5Lycians were originally from CreteHerodotusHist. 1.173Go to Reference
Acts 27:5Lycians were originally from CreteHerodotusHist. 7.92Go to Reference
Acts 27:5Attached to the coast of Pamphilia is the sea of LyciaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.27Go to Reference
Acts 27:5Myra and Limyra in LyciaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.28Go to Reference
Acts 27:5The Pamphylian Sea is adjacent to the Sea of CiliciaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.26Go to Reference
Acts 27:5Authors mention a ship of AlexandriaBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 14bGo to Reference
Acts 27:5Authors mention a ship of AlexandriaBabylonian TalmudKelim 15aGo to Reference
Acts 27:6An Alexandrian ship is recognizable because they spread their topsailsSenecaEp. 77Go to Reference
Acts 27:6Alexandrian ships as mail carriers with a route to PuteoliSenecaEp. 77Go to Reference
Acts 27:7Majority of Cnidus lies on the mainland but has an island with a bridge attachedPausaniasDes. Gr. Elis 24Go to Reference
Acts 27:7Cape Salmonium on cretePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.12Go to Reference
Acts 27:7Cnidus was known for its statue of VenusPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 7.38Go to Reference
Acts 27:8Lasia an inland city on CretePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.12Go to Reference
Acts 27:11Carthagians had two pilots to a ship, one for the passengers, and one for the shipAelianusVar. Hist. 9.40Go to Reference
Acts 27:14Typhoons mentionedPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 2.49Go to Reference
Acts 27:16Gaudos as island near cretePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 4.12Go to Reference
Acts 27:17There were two Syrtes off the coast of AfricaSallustWar Jug. 19Go to Reference
Acts 27:17The Syrtes get their name for their nature, where they are deep near the shore, but shallow further outSallustWar Jug. 78Go to Reference
Acts 27:27Josephus was shipwrecked in the Adriatic SeaJosephusLife of Jos. 3Go to Reference
Acts 27:27Adriatic Sea is named after the Tuscan village of AtriaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 3.16Go to Reference
Acts 27:35Before a meal, the host gives thanks, and will not break bread til everyone says AmenBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 47aGo to Reference
Acts 28:1Melita, or Malta placed off the African shorePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 3.8Go to Reference
Acts 28:4God exacted justice on a murderer, through the bite of a snakeBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 37bGo to Reference
Acts 28:4God exacted justice on a murderer, through the bite of a snakeBabylonian TalmudShevuoth 34aGo to Reference
Acts 28:4God’s judgment continued even after destruction of the temple, including snake bitesBabylonian TalmudSotah 8bGo to Reference
Acts 28:12The weather in Syracuse was so fair, that everyday the sun could be seenPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 2.62Go to Reference
Acts 28:12Cicero regards Syracuse as the most beautiful of citiesCiceroPro Verres 5.52Go to Reference
Acts 28:13Puteoli also called Dicaearchia, located in TyrrheniaPausaniasDes. Gr. Arcadia 7Go to Reference
Acts 28:13Italy starts with the alps on one end, and ends at the town of Reggio on the otherPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 3.5Go to Reference
Acts 28:13The Jews believed that Rome was 120 miles from PuteoliBabylonian TalmudMakkoth 24aGo to Reference
Acts 28:14Titus took the route from Rhegium to Puteoli then on to RomeSuetoniusTitus 6Go to Reference
Acts 28:15Appii ForumCiceroLet. Att. 2.10Go to Reference
Acts 28:15Three TavernsCiceroLet. Att. 2.10Go to Reference
Acts 28:15Appian ForumHoraceSat. 1.5Go to Reference
Acts 28:15Forum Appii was where the grapes were grown for the wine, SetinumPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 14.6Go to Reference
Acts 28:15Appian ForumSuetoniusTiberius 2Go to Reference
Acts 28:16Prisoner and soldier guarding him were chained togetherSenecaEp. 5Go to Reference