Acts 9:2 meaning and explanation
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Acts 9:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Saul, the zealous Pharisee introduced at the end of Acts 7 and here still "breathing out murderous threats," asks the high priest for letters of authorization. These would be extradition documents addressed to the synagogues of Damascus, roughly 150 miles north of Jerusalem, where Jewish communities could hand over suspected believers.
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