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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