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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Agabus: Act 21:10 great: This was probably the famine which took place in the fourth year of Claudius, which continued for several years, and in which, says Josephus, "many died for want of food." Gen 41:30, Gen 41:31, Gen 41:38; 1Kings 17:1-16; Kg2 8:1, Kg2 8:2 Claudius: Claudius Caesar succeeded C. Caligula, ad 41; and after a reign of upwards of 13 years, he was poisoned by his wife Agrippina, and succeeded by Nero. Luk 2:1, Luk 3:1 Acts 11:29
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