Act 25:1-3 - Commentary

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Text -- Acts 25:1-3 (NET)

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Paul Appeals to Caesar

25:1 Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 25:2 So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him. 25:3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Caesarea a town on the Mediterranean 40 kilometers south of Mt. Carmel and 120 kilometers NW of Jerusalem.

· Festus the governor of Judea who succeeded Felix

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

· Jews the people descended from Israel

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NET Notes: Act 25:1 For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

NET Notes: Act 25:2 Note how quickly the Jewish leadership went after Paul: They brought formal charges against him within three days of Festus’ arrival in the prov...

NET Notes: Act 25:3 Planning an ambush. The Jewish leadership had not forgotten the original plan of several years ago (see 23:16). They did not trust the Roman legal pro...

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