Luke 3:1 meaning and explanation
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke opens his account by anchoring the story in dated, checkable history. Tiberius Caesar ruled the empire, Pontius Pilate governed Judea, and three lesser rulers held territories nearby: Herod Antichus in Galilee, his brother Philip to the north east, and Lysanias in Abilene.
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