Lysanias
A person of the New Testament era, first named at Luke 3:1.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleLuke dates the Baptist's ministry in part by 'Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene'.
Luke 3:1
ArchaeologyA Greek inscription from Abila names 'Lysanias the tetrarch' in the time of Tiberius — confirming a ruler critics once said Luke had confused with an earlier man.
Greek dedication from Abila of Lysanias (Suq Wadi Barada, NW of Damascus) by Nymphaios, freedman of 'Lysanias the tetrarch', dated to the joint reign of Tiberius and Julia Augusta (AD 14–29): OGIS 606 (= CIG 4521).
Where in scripture
LukeNow in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:1
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.