Topic
Blastus
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Acts 12:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave One of Herod's officers
¶ 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.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Chamberlain to king Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:20). Such persons generally had great influence with their masters.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
blas'-tus (Blastos, "shoot"): The chamberlain of Herod Agrippa I, whose services as an intermediary between them and the king were gained by the people of Tyre and Sidon. These cities were dependent on Palestine for corn and other provisions, and when Herod, on the occasion of some commercial dispute, forbade the export of foodstuffs to Tyre and Sidon, they were at his mercy and were compelled to ask for peace. "Having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend," probably by means of a bribe, the Phoenician embassy was given an opportunity of setting their case before Herod (Ac 12:20 ff).
S. F. Hunter
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → One of Herod's officers Ac 12:20
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); 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.