Luke 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 2:1

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1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

2 ^aThis census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.

4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to ^athe city of David, which is called Bethlehem, ^bbecause he was of the house and lineage of David,

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Definitions of words in Luke 2:1:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Augustus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Augustus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Augustus {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Caesar {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Caesar {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Luke 2:1:

Jesus Christ, 4a {I.S.B.E.}
Papyrus {I.S.B.E.}
Simon The Canaanite; Simon The Cananaean; Simon The Zealot {I.S.B.E.}

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