This is what happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
Acts 23:34 - Tree of Life Version Upon reading the letter, the governor asked what province he was from. When he learned that Paul was from Cilicia, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Having read the letter, he asked to what province [Paul] belonged. When he discovered that he was from Cilicia [an imperial province], American Standard Version (1901) And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, Common English Bible After he read the letter, he asked Paul about his home province. When he learned that he was from Cilicia, Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia; |
This is what happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
So the king’s scribes were called at that time—on the 23rd day of the third month, the month of Sivan. It was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to all the Jews, as well as to the officials, governors and advisors of all the 127 provinces that stretch from India to Ethiopia. To each province it was written in its own script and in its own language, and also to the Jews in their own writing and language.
Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained at the royal court.
Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.”
Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen—both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and Asia—stood up and began arguing with Stephen.