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Roman Rulers in Palestine: New Testament References
37–4 BCE ruled all Palestine |
Herod the Great Matt. 2:1–19; Luke 1:5 |
4 BCE–6 CE ruled Judea, Samaria |
Archelaus (a son of Herod the Great) Matt. 2:22 |
4 BCE–39 CE ruled Galilee |
Herod Antipas (a son of Herod the Great) Matt. 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29; Luke 3:19–20; 9:7–9; 13:31–33; 23:6–12 |
26–36 CE ruled Judea |
Pontius Pilate Matt. 27:1–26; Mark 15:1–5; Luke 3:1; 13:1–5; 23; John 18:28–19:22, 31–38; Acts 3:13; 4:27; 13:28; 1 Tim. 6:13 |
41–44 CE ruled all Palestine (Galilee from 37 to 40 CE) |
Herod Agrippa I (a grandson of Herod the Great) Acts 12:1–23 |
52–60 CE ruled Judea |
Felix Acts 23:23–24:27 |
60–62 CE ruled Judea |
Festus Acts 24:27; 25–26 |
44–100 CE ruled Galilee |
Herod Agrippa II (a son of Herod Agrippa I) Acts 25–26 |