Claudius

Gender: Male

Years: 43 - 54

Dictionary Text: The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula. Though in general he treated the Jews, especially those in Asia and Egypt, with great indulgence, yet about the middle of his reign he banished them all from Rome. In this edict the Christians were included, as being, as was supposed, a sect of Jews. The Jews, however soon again returned to Rome. During the reign of this emperor, several persecutions of the Christians by the Jews took place in the dominions of Herod Agrippa, in one of which the apostle James was “killed”. He died A.D. 54.

Disambiguation Notes: Claudius (Reigned over Rome and ordered all Jews to leave Rome)

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• Acts 18:2: And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
• Acts 11:28: And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.