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Dictionary of Bible Themes

Those who ruled with an authority delegated to them by a higher ruler to whom they were responsible.

Genesis 42:6

Joseph as governor of Egypt

See also

Genesis 41:41,43,55; 45:8,26
2 Kings 25:22-23

Governors of Judah

See also

Gedaliah had a short period in office

Jeremiah 40:7,11; 41:2,18
Ezra 5:14

See also

Sheshbazzar laid the temple foundations

Ezra 1:8
Haggai 1:1,14; 2:2,21

Zerubbabel

Zerubbabel is possibly the same person as Sheshbazzar:

Nehemiah 5:14

See also

Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem

Nehemiah 8:9; 10:1; 12:26
Nehemiah 5:15

Governors before Nehemiah

Ezra 5:3

Persian governors

Tattenai

See also

Ezra 5:6; 6:6,13

"Trans-Euphrates" (literally "beyond the river", i.e., the Euphrates River) to the Persians included the areas of Aram, Phoenicia and Palestine.

Ezra 8:36

See also

Other governors of Trans-Euphrates

Nehemiah 2:7,9; 3:7
Esther 3:12

See also

Other Persian governors

Esther 8:9; 9:3
Daniel 3:2-3,27; 6:7
Ezra 8:36

Satraps

Esther 3:12; 8:9; 9:3

Satraps were Persian provincial governors:

Daniel 3:2-3,27; 6:1-4,6,7
Judges 9:30

Other OT references to governors

1 Kings 4:7
1 Kings 4:19
2 Kings 10:5; 23:8

Solomon's twelve district governors

2 Chronicles 9:14
Jeremiah 51:23,28,57
Ezekiel 23:6,12,23
Malachi 1:8
Luke 2:1-2

Roman governors

Quirinius, governor of Syria

See also

Matthew 27:2,11,14,15,21,27; 28:14

Pilate, governor of Judea

Luke 3:1; 20:20
John 18:28
Acts 23:24,26,33-34; 24:1,10

Felix, governor of Judea

Acts 26:30-32

Festus, governor of Judea

Festus did not understand Paul but might well have released him but for his (Paul's) appeal to Rome.

2 Corinthians 11:32

The governor of Damascus

See also

Other NT references to governors

Matthew 10:18
Mark 13:9
1 Peter 2:14

pp Lk 21:12

Genesis 41:39-40

Standards of performance of governors

1 Kings 4:27

Some were good

2 Kings 10:1
Ezra 5:16
Nehemiah 5:14-15
Acts 24:26

Some were bad

See also

4065 orderliness
4263 Rome
5219 authority, human institutions
5257 civil authorities
5326 government
5361 justice, human
5366 king
5434 officer
5460 prison
5465 profit
5509 rulers
5580 thirst
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