John Gill's Exposition on Acts 21:10

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And as we tarried there many days, etc.] How many days is not said, it could not be very many, if the apostle got to Jerusalem by Pentecost, as he desired, (<442006>Acts 20:6,15,16, 21:4,7) there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus; of whom mention is made in (<441128>Acts 11:28) who is there said to come from Jerusalem, to Antioch, and here from Judea to Caesarea; he had been many years going about from place to place prophesying, for between that and this account must be a space of about sixteen or seventeen years.

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