Augustus in the Bible.

The Roman emperor whose census took Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. The King James Version names Augustus in 3 verses, from Luke 2:1 to Acts 25:25.

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Who Augustus was.

The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that “all the world should be taxed” was the divinely ordered occasion of Jesus’ being born, according to prophecy (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a title meaning “majesty” or “venerable,” first given to him by the senate (B.C. 27), was borne by succeeding emperors. Before his death (A.D. 14) he associated Tiberius with him in the empire (Luke 3:1), by whom he was succeeded.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 3 verses that name Augustus.

Luke 1

Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

Acts 2

Acts 25:21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
Acts 25:25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

Questions about Augustus.

Who was Augustus in the Bible?

The Roman emperor whose census took Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. The King James Version names Augustus in 3 verses, from Luke 2:1 to Acts 25:25.

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