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Acts 7

Acts 7 ( Acts • Chapter 7 (60 verses)): Then said the high priest , Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham , when he was in Mesopotamia , before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and c... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Canaan , Mesopotamia , Egypt , Sinai , Babylon . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Mary (Generation 74 • Messianic Line • Child of Eli ): ( Matthew 1:16 , Luke 3:23 , Acts 1:14 ) Mary , by whom Yeshua was born ( Matthew 1:16 ). (mentioned in Matthew 1 , Matthew 2 , Matthew 13 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Ephesus (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:19 , Acts 18:21 , Acts 18:24 , Acts 19:1 , Acts 19:17 , Acts 19:26 .) Antioch 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 6:5 , Acts 11:19 , Acts 11:20 , Acts 11:22 , Acts 11:26 , Acts 11:27 .) Joppa (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .) Cyprus (island. Referenced in Isa 23:1 , Isa 23:12 , Jer 2:10 , Ezek 27:6 , Acts 4:36 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 7:47 : "But Solomon built him an house."; Acts 17:33 : "So Paul departed from among them."; Acts 2:35 : "Until I make thy foes thy footstool.". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 7 ( Acts • Chapter 7 (60 verses)), Acts (New Testament • 28 Chapters), Acts 17 (Acts • Chapter 17 (34 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Acts 7
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Acts • Chapter 7 (60 verses)

Then said the high priest , Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham , when he was in Mesopotamia , before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and c... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Canaan , Mesopotamia , Egypt , Sinai , Babylon .

Acts
99% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
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IMAGE • maps

Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles
99% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Acts 17
99% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 17 (34 verses)

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia , they came to Thessalonica , where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs h... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Amphipolis , Apollonia , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens .

Acts 27
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Acts • Chapter 27 (44 verses)

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy , they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a ship of Adramyttium , we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia ; one Aristarchus, a Macedon... Mentions: Italy , Adramyttium , Asia , Thessalonica , Sidon .

Acts 27:1
99% Verse
Acts Chapter 27, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Acts 27:1

Acts 17:22
99% Verse
Acts Chapter 17, Verse 22

Scripture passage in Acts 17:22

Lachish Reliefs — Assyrian Assault on Judahite Fortress
Lachish Reliefs — Assyrian Assault on Judahite Fortress
IMAGE 90%
IMAGE • archaeology

Stone wall relief from Sennacherib's Southwest Palace at Nineveh depicting the siege, battering rams, and deportation of Lachish (701 BCE).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Pool of Siloam — Excavations of the Lower Byzantine & Herodian Pool
Pool of Siloam — Excavations of the Lower Byzantine & Herodian Pool
IMAGE 89%
IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental stone steps and promenade where Jesus sent the man born blind to wash in John 9:7 .

Second Temple Jerusalem Engineers • Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Ephesus
86% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.953°N, 27.368°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:19 , Acts 18:21 , Acts 18:24 , Acts 19:1 , Acts 19:17 , Acts 19:26 .

Antioch 1
83% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 36.202°N, 36.162°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 6:5 , Acts 11:19 , Acts 11:20 , Acts 11:22 , Acts 11:26 , Acts 11:27 .

Joppa
83% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.054°N, 34.750°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .

Cyprus
81% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 35.018°N, 33.208°E

island. Referenced in Isa 23:1 , Isa 23:12 , Jer 2:10 , Ezek 27:6 , Acts 4:36 .

Taylor Prism (Sennacherib's Annals) — Siege of Jerusalem
Taylor Prism (Sennacherib's Annals) — Siege of Jerusalem
IMAGE 81%
IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal baked clay prism in the British Museum recording Sennacherib's campaign against Hezekiah : 'I shut him up like a caged bird'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Merneptah Stele (Israel Stele) — Earliest Extra-Biblical Israel Mention
Merneptah Stele (Israel Stele) — Earliest Extra-Biblical Israel Mention
IMAGE 81%
IMAGE • archaeology

Egyptian hieroglyphic victory poem from 1208 BCE preserving the earliest historical inscription naming ' Israel ' as a people in Canaan .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Erastus Inscription — Corinth City Treasurer (Romans 16:23)
Erastus Inscription — Corinth City Treasurer (Romans 16:23)
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IMAGE • archaeology

Paved limestone plaza inscription in ancient Corinth reading 'Erastus in return for his aedileship laid this pavement at his own expense'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Kurkh Monoliths — Shalmaneser III Inscription Mentions Ahab
Kurkh Monoliths — Shalmaneser III Inscription Mentions Ahab
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IMAGE • archaeology

Assyrian stele documenting the Battle of Qarqar (853 BCE), listing 'Ahab the Israelite' contributing 2,000 chariots and 10,000 troops.

Neo-Assyrian Scribes of Shalmaneser III • The British Museum, London CC-BY-SA 4.0
Bulla of Baruch Son of Neriah — Clay Seal of Jeremiah's Scribe
Bulla of Baruch Son of Neriah — Clay Seal of Jeremiah's Scribe
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IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay sealing reading 'Belonging to Berekhyahu, son of Neriyahu, the scribe' matching Jeremiah 36:4 .

Baruch ben Neriah (Biblical Scribe) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Seal of Isaiah the Prophet — Clay Bulla with 'Yesha'yahu Nvy'
Seal of Isaiah the Prophet — Clay Bulla with 'Yesha'yahu Nvy'
IMAGE 80%
IMAGE • archaeology

Clay sealing unearthed just south of the Temple Mount bearing the inscription 'Yesha'yahu [N]vy' ( Isaiah the Prophet).

Judean Royal Court Seals • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Stepped Stone Structure — Citadel of David / Millo
Stepped Stone Structure — Citadel of David / Millo
IMAGE 79%
IMAGE • archaeology

Colossal 12-story high terraced retaining wall supporting the royal palace acropolis of the City of David .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
En-Gedi Carbonized Scroll — Micro-CT Virtual Unrolling of Leviticus
En-Gedi Carbonized Scroll — Micro-CT Virtual Unrolling of Leviticus
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IMAGE • archaeology

Burned parchment scroll from an ancient synagogue virtually unrolled with micro-computed tomography to reveal Leviticus 1 -2.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
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IMAGE • archaeology

Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah 's or Josiah 's religious reforms.

Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Achaia
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Biblical Place • Athens • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

region. Referenced in Acts 18:12 , Acts 18:27 , Acts 19:21 , Rom 15:26 , 1 Cor 16:15 .

Megiddo Solomonic City Gate — Six-Chambered Iron Age Gateway
Megiddo Solomonic City Gate — Six-Chambered Iron Age Gateway
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IMAGE • archaeology

Monumental six-chambered ashlar gate matching royal engineering at Hazor and Gezer ( 1 Kings 9:15 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gezer Calendar — Early 10th-Century Agricultural Inscription
Gezer Calendar — Early 10th-Century Agricultural Inscription
IMAGE 79%
IMAGE • archaeology

Limestone tablet recording the twelve agricultural months of the biblical year in archaic northwest Semitic script.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
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IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal cuneiform prism recording Sennacherib's capture of 46 fortified Judean cities and tribute from Hezekiah .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Library of Ashurbanipal Flood Tablet — Epic of Gilgamesh XI
Library of Ashurbanipal Flood Tablet — Epic of Gilgamesh XI
IMAGE 78%
IMAGE • archaeology

Cuneiform tablet discovered at Nineveh preserving the ancient Mesopotamian account of the catastrophic global deluge and ark.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Hazor Canaanite Lion Orthostat — Temple Guardian
Hazor Canaanite Lion Orthostat — Temple Guardian
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IMAGE • archaeology

Basalt lion sculpture from the Late Bronze Age temple at Tel Hazor , 'the head of all those kingdoms' ( Joshua 11:10 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Mary
78% Messianic Line
Generation 74 • Messianic Line • Child of Eli

( Matthew 1:16 , Luke 3:23 , Acts 1:14 ) Mary, by whom Yeshua was born ( Matthew 1:16 ).

Samaria Ivories — Phoenician Carvings from Ahab's Ivory Palace
Samaria Ivories — Phoenician Carvings from Ahab's Ivory Palace
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IMAGE • archaeology

Intricate openwork ivory plaques with Egyptianizing motifs from the royal palace at Samaria ( 1 Kings 22:39 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Nimrud Ivories — The 'Mona Lisa of Nimrud' & Assyrian Art
Nimrud Ivories — The 'Mona Lisa of Nimrud' & Assyrian Art
IMAGE 78%
IMAGE • archaeology

Phoenician and Syrian ivory carvings captured as booty by the Assyrian empire, parallel to prophetic condemnations.

Phoenician and Syrian Ivory Craftsmen • The British Museum, London CC-BY-SA 4.0
Lachish Letters (Ostracon IV) — Watching for Fire Signals
Lachish Letters (Ostracon IV) — Watching for Fire Signals
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IMAGE • archaeology

Pottery sherd letter written on the eve of Nebuchadnezzar's destruction: 'We are watching for the fire signals of Lachish '.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Deir Alla Inscription — Prophecy of Balaam Son of Beor
Deir Alla Inscription — Prophecy of Balaam Son of Beor
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IMAGE • archaeology

Red and black ink plaster wall inscription in Jordan recounting visions of the seer 'Balaam, son of Beor' ( Numbers 22 ).

Gileadite Scribes (8th Century BCE) • Archaeological Museum of Amman / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Silwan Tomb Inscription — 'Over the Royal Household'
Silwan Tomb Inscription — 'Over the Royal Household'
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IMAGE • archaeology

Rock-cut tomb inscription in the Kidron Valley attributed to Shebna, the royal steward rebuked by Isaiah ( Isaiah 22:15 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Cave of the Patriarchs — Herodian Ashlar Wall at Hebron
Cave of the Patriarchs — Herodian Ashlar Wall at Hebron
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IMAGE • archaeology

Massive drafted limestone building erected by Herod the Great over the traditional burial cave of Abraham and Sarah.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Acts 7:47 (KJV)
Acts 7 KJV

But Solomon built him an house.

Acts 17:33 (KJV)
Acts 17 KJV

So Paul departed from among them.

Acts 2:35 (KJV)
Acts 2 KJV

Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

Acts 13:30 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

But God raised him from the dead:

Acts 7:18 (KJV)
Acts 7 KJV

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph .

Acts 7:50 (KJV)
Acts 7 KJV

Hath not my hand made all these things?

Acts 7:1 (KJV)
Acts 7 KJV

Then said the high priest , Are these things so?

Acts 13:37 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

Acts 27:26 (KJV)
Acts 27 KJV

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

Acts 28:12 (KJV)
Acts 28 KJV

And landing at Syracuse , we tarried there three days.

Acts 2:13 (KJV)
Acts 2 KJV

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

Acts 7:28 (KJV)
Acts 7 KJV

Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

Acts 14:7 (KJV)
KJV

And there they preached the gospel.

Acts 19:7 (KJV)
KJV

And all the men were about twelve.

Acts 2:16 (KJV)
Acts 2 KJV

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel ;

Acts 8:8 (KJV)
KJV

And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 2:32 (KJV)
Acts 2 KJV

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 12:24 (KJV)
KJV

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Acts 2:44 (KJV)
Acts 2 KJV

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

Acts 15:34 (KJV)
KJV

Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

Acts 18:16 (KJV)
KJV

And he drave them from the judgment seat.

Acts 20:5 (KJV)
KJV

These going before tarried for us at Troas .

Acts 23:25 (KJV)
KJV

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

Acts 11:25 (KJV)
KJV

Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus , for to seek Saul :

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