Lysanias was the ruler of a small realm on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, attested to by the Jewish writer Josephus and in coins from circa 40 BC. There is also mention of a Lysanias dated to 29 AD in the gospel of Luke. It has been debated whether these are the same person.

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In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when ...
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In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when ...

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2006-12-11 14:30:00

There is next to nothing known about the next power player, . Lysanias. , ruler of Abilene. Apparently he was not very good at playing the power game. The only . Lysanias. mentioned in the annals of secular history as exercising authority is . ...

Luke 3-4
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Luke 3-4

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2008-01-09 00:08:26

Luke 3:1 - Hey, some guy named . Lysanias. was tetrarch of a Texas town with a COC college. Never caught that before. :-D. Luke 3:3-6 - John comes saying prepare the way for the Lord. How does he call the people to get the way ready for . ...

laying down the gauntlet
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laying down the gauntlet

David Ould

2007-02-09 01:02:53

Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and . Lysanias. was . ...

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