Topic
Bernice
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Acts 26:30Easton · Nave Daughter of Agrippa
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
- Acts 2:5Nave Daughter of Agrippa
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
- Acts 2:13Nave Daughter of Agrippa
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
- Acts 2:23Nave Daughter of Agrippa
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
- Acts 12:20Easton
¶ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
- Acts 25:13Easton
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cæsarea to salute Festus.
- Acts 25:23Easton
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I., the Herod Agrippa of Acts 12:20. After the early death of her first husband she was married to her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis. After his death (A.D. 40) she lived in incestuous connection with her brother Agrippa II. (Acts 25:13, 23; 26:30). They joined the Romans at the outbreak of the final war between them and the Jews, and lived afterwards at Rome.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
Henry E. Dosker
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.