Acts 12:3 meaning and explanation

And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Acts 12:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Herod here is Herod Agrippa I, ruler of Judea under Rome, and the previous verse has just told us he executed James, one of the Twelve. Seeing that this pleased the Jewish public, he moves against Peter too, seizing him during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the week that begins with Passover.

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