Herod imprisons Peter
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Content revision: e46be7f7538bc37b · No editorial review date recorded
Date: c. AD 41–44
Seeing that this pleases the Jewish leaders, Herod arrests Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread and puts him under heavy guard, while the church prays earnestly for him.
Acts 12 implies Jerusalem: Peter goes to Mary’s house after his release, and Herod later goes down from Judea to Caesarea.
Primary Scripture
12:3 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
12:4 He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [35.23494, 31.77744]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Jerusalem: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.23494, 31.77744]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Judea: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.23494, 31.77744]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Interpretation and reuse
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