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According to the Bible, Blastus was the chamberlain of Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:20), a mediator for the Sidonians and Tyrians,[1] and was believed to be involved in the events that led to Herod's death.
Biblical account[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
According to Acts 12:20, Herod was displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon,[2] and forbade the export of food to them. As they were dependent on delivery of food from Judea, and Judea was affected by famine,[3] the Sidonians and Tyrians made Blastus "their friend" (possibly through bribery [4]). Blastus helped them obtain an audience with Herod.
Acts 12:23 states that Herod was struck dead by God when the people of Sidon and Tyre offered him worship.
Other contemporary accounts[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The story of Herod's death is somewhat corroborated by the contemporary historian Josephus.[5] However, Josephus does not mention any involvement of Blastus.
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References[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- ↑ Walter A Elwell, Philip Wesley Comfort: Tyndale Bible Dictionary. Tyndale House Publishers, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8423-7089-9, S. 226 (google.com).
- ↑ James Orr, S. F. Hunter: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1939 (internationalstandardbible.com).
- ↑ Acts 11:28-29
- ↑ Matthew Henry, J. B. Williams: Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Volume 3. Towar, 1828, S. 806.; compare Gill, John, Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible http://biblehub.com/commentaries/gill/acts/12.htm accessed 1 September 2015
- ↑ Ronald Brownrigg: Who's Who in the New Testament. Routledge, 2001, ISBN 978-0-415-26036-7, S. 21.
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