Acts 5:37

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After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.

The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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Galilee was the northern Jewish region where Judas the Galilean stirred resistance during the census, illustrating the failed movements Gamaliel cites. Jerusalem, where the apostles taught in Solomon’s Portico within the temple precincts, is the setting of the council’s deliberation and their public witness to Christ.

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Acts 5:37 mentions Galilee, Jerusalem and Solomon’s Portico.

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Solomon’s Portico — Solomon’s Portico · Godot13