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A

Agabus

Prophet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem

C

Caesarea Maritima

City in Samaria where Paul was imprisoned after his trial in Jerusalem

F

Felix

Roman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him.

G

Gentile

Non Jewish person

M

Malta

Island where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome

N

Nero

Roman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment

P

Pharisees

Jewish religious group known for their strict observance of the law. They believed in the resurrection and in the oral law, as well as the written law. 

S

Sadducees

Jewish religious group known for not believing in the resurrection. They did not accept the oral law, but only the written law.

Sanhedrin

The highest court of ancient Israel

T

Trophimus

Gentile that caused the Jews to become angry with Paul, because they thought Paul had let him enter the inner court of the temple in Jerusalem