{"query": "Easton: Rome", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_cda1b9e0706f", "title": "Easton: Rome", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of the world, a"}, {"id": "card_n_9c2e14f8f356", "title": "Easton: Appii Forum", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "I.e., “the market of Appius” (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the “Appian Way,” from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his way to the "}, {"id": "card_n_0a8a4924bcf3", "title": "Easton: Taverns, The three", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A place on the great “Appian Way,” about 11 miles from Rome, designed for the reception of travellers, as the name indicates. Here Paul, on his way to Rome, was met by a band of Roman Christians (Acts"}, {"id": "card_n_06a754277270", "title": "Easton: Philippi", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Formerly Crenides, “the fountain,” the capital of the province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of the Sea, about 8 miles north-west of Kavalla. It is now a ruined village, called Philibedjik"}, {"id": "card_n_88c46b589551", "title": "Easton: Romans, Epistle to the", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, and Gaius of Corinth entertained the apostle at the time of his writing it (16:23; 1 Cor. 1:14), and E"}, {"id": "card_n_4ec02c0b2b13", "title": "Easton: Herodians", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A Jewish political party who sympathized with (Mark 3:6; 12:13; Matt, 22:16; Luke 20:20) the Herodian rulers in their general policy of government, and in the social customs which they introduced from"}, {"id": "card_n_4dda736c33a9", "title": "Easton: Libertine", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Found only Acts 6:9, one who once had been a slave, but who had been set at liberty, or the child of such a person. In this case the name probably denotes those descendants of Jews who had been carrie"}, {"id": "card_n_c74bdf7a2498", "title": "Easton: Puteoli", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on his way to Rome, from which it was distant 170 miles. Here he tarried for sev"}, {"id": "card_n_feccd579c081", "title": "Easton: Agrippa II.", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Son of the foregoing, was born at Rome, A.D. 27. He was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla. The Emperor Claudius (A.D. 48) invested him with the office of superintendent of the Temple of Jerusalem, a"}, {"id": "card_n_46c6c78b17ec", "title": "Easton: Sergius Paulus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A “prudent man” (R.V., “man of understanding”), the deputy (R.V., “proconsul”) of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13). He became a convert to Christianity under Paul, who visited this island on his first mission to"}, {"id": "card_n_f1d1a72d85aa", "title": "Easton: Claudius", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula (A.D. 41). Though in general he treated the Jews, especially those in Asia and Egypt, with great indulgence, yet about the middle of his reig"}, {"id": "card_n_5a006c598b69", "title": "Easton: Aquila", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree (A.D. 50)"}, {"id": "card_n_43bd715d5d41", "title": "Easton: Nero", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Occurs only in the superscription (which is probably spurious, and is altogether omitted in the R.V.) to the Second Epistle to Timothy. He became emperor of Rome when he was about seventeen years of a"}, {"id": "card_n_35cbbc002896", "title": "Easton: Hebrews, Epistle to", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has been specially subjected abundantly vindicate its right to a place in the New Testament canon among t"}, {"id": "card_n_5daed6c3700e", "title": "Easton: Philemon, Epistle to", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent also by Onesimus. It was addressed to Philemon and the members of his family. It was written for th"}, {"id": "card_n_6298b9eb4a15", "title": "Easton: Philippians, Epistle to", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Was written by Paul during the two years when he was “in bonds” in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably early in the year A.D. 62 or in the end of 61. The Philippians had sent Epaphroditus, their messenger, "}, {"id": "card_c_1f55eae18f5c", "title": "Easton: Rome references Ephesians", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Ephesians. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_5e594b821641", "title": "Easton: Rome references Hebrews", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Hebrews. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_c3df08dd0365", "title": "Easton: Rome references Colossians", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Colossians. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_d1c9b41787c4", "title": "Easton: Rome references Philippians", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Philippians. Auto-detected via book-name match."}]}