New Testament booksNew Testament · 28 chapters

Acts

Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Acts. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.

People recorded in this book 121

Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.

Ananias
disciple at Damascus who cared for Saul/Paul
Sample references (3 of 5)
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Judas
the man at whose house in Damascus Saul/Paul was staying
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Aeneas
bedridden eight years, paralyzed, and healed by Peter (9:33)
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Tabitha
a disciple who lived in Joppa
Recorded names: Dorcas · Tabitha
Supporting Scripture
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Simon
the tanner with whom Peter stayed in Joppa
Sample references (3 of 4)
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Cornelius
a centurion of the Italian cohort in Caesarea
Sample references (3 of 8)
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Agabus
a prophet from Jerusalem
Supporting Scripture
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Claudius
Roman Emperor during whose reign there was a famine
Recorded names: Claudius · Caesar
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Herod
the king of Judea
Sample references (3 of 6)
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John
also called Mark a companion of Barnabas and Saul
Recorded names: John · Mark
Sample references (3 of 6)
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Mary
mother of John also called Mark
Supporting Scripture
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Rhoda
servant girl in Mary's house who did not let Peter in
Supporting Scripture
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Blastus
King Herod's chamberlain
Supporting Scripture
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Lucius of Cyrene
a prophet and teacher in Antioch
Explorer record: Lucius
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Manaen
a prophet and teacher in Antioch
Supporting Scripture
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Simeon
a prophet and teacher in Antioch
Recorded names: Niger · Simeon
Supporting Scripture
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Bar-Jesus
a Jewish false prophet
Recorded names: Bar-Jesus · Elymas
Supporting Scripture
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Sergius Paulus
the proconsul of Cyprus
Explorer record: Sergius
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Benjamin
twelfth-born son of Jacob and Rachel
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Kish
a mighty man of valor [perhaps wealth or influence]
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Events referenced in this book 34

Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.

Ascension of Jesus
Unique · 33 AD · Approximate date
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The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost
Unique · 33 AD · Approximate date
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Peter preaches at Pentecost
Preaching · 33 AD · Date uncertain
Sample references (3 of 28)
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Peter and John appear before the council
Trial · 33 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 22)
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The Jerusalem believers share their possessions
Community · 33 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 6)
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The apostles are arrested and questioned
Trial · 33 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 16)
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Stephen is seized
Arrest · 33 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 8)
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Moses fled from Pharaoh
Travel · 1487 BC · Derived in source chronology
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Stephen is martyred
Death · 33 AD · Approximate date
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Saul persecutes the Jerusalem church
Persecution · 34 AD · Approximate date
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Philip baptizes an Ethiopian official
Conversion · 34 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 15)
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Saul encounters Jesus on the road to Damascus
Conversion · 34 AD · Approximate date
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Peter visits Cornelius
Unique · 40 AD · Approximate date
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Disciples are first called Christians
Unique · 43 AD · Approximate date
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James son of Zebedee is killed
Death · 44 AD · Approximate date
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Herod Agrippa imprisons Peter
Imprisonment · 44 AD · Approximate date
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Herod Agrippa I dies
Death · 44 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 4)
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Barnabas and Saul are sent on mission
Begin · 45 AD · Approximate date
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Barnabas and Saul preach in Cyprus
Mission · 45 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 9)
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The Jerusalem Council
Council · 51 AD · Approximate date
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Places linked through referenced events 10

Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.

Mount of Olives
Location confidence: high · point
Supporting event evidence
- Via Ascension of Jesus · Association confidence: high
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Jerusalem
Location confidence: high · point
Sample references (3 of 5)
- Via The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost · Association confidence: high
- Via Stephen is martyred · Association confidence: high
- Via James son of Zebedee is killed · Association confidence: high
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Midian
Location confidence: high · regional
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- Via Moses fled from Pharaoh · Association confidence: high
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Caesarea
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Peter visits Cornelius · Association confidence: high
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Antioch on the Orontes
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Disciples are first called Christians · Association confidence: high
- Via Barnabas and Saul are sent on mission · Association confidence: high
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Troas
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Paul receives the Macedonian call · Association confidence: high
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Athens
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Paul speaks at the Areopagus · Association confidence: high
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Ephesus
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Paul begins ministry in Ephesus · Association confidence: high
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Malta
Location confidence: high · representative point
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- Via Paul is shipwrecked on the voyage to Rome · Association confidence: high
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Rome
Location confidence: high · point
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- Via Paul arrives in Rome · Association confidence: high
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Directories show the project's recorded associations, with coverage that varies by book and chapter. They are study aids with links to the supporting evidence.

Structured data and book metadata: Brady Stephenson, bible-data, CC BY 4.0. Scripture Trace adapts names and presentation. Sources and limitations.

Scripture Trace selected a bounded subset; revised titles, descriptions, event types, chronology and confidence; reviewed overlap and parallel accounts; retained Scripture evidence; and omitted unresolved people and places. Adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata by Robert Rouse / Viz.Bible, distributed through Gnosis v0.9.3, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to the adapted Theographic event dataset and Scripture Trace's contributions to that adaptation. Separately identified application code, existing curated events, and public-domain Scripture evidence retain their own terms. Use does not imply endorsement by Robert Rouse, Viz.Bible, Theographic, Gnosis, or Gnosis contributors.