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Senate

(Acts 5:21), the “elders of Israel” who formed a component part of the Sanhedrin.

In the Bible

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Verses where Senate is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 5:21

    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin —the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

Scripture on Senate

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Senate references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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