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Person

Julius

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Acts 27:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

  • Acts 27:1

    When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

  • Acts 27:3

    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

Events

Events the dataset lists Julius as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. AD 56
  2. c. AD 56
  3. c. AD 57
    Paul is shipwrecked by a stormActs 27:13–44 · at Adria, Syrtis, Clauda, Crete
  4. c. AD 57
    Paul stays at MaltaActs 28:1–10 · at Melita
  5. c. AD 57

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

The centurion of the Augustan cohort, or the emperor’s body-guard, in whose charge Paul was sent prisoner to Rome (Acts 27:1, 3, 43). He entreated Paul “courteously,” showing in many ways a friendly regard for him.

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