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Orator

The Authorized Version rendering in (Isaiah 3:3) for what is literally “skillful in whisper or incantation.” The title applied to Tertullus, who appeared as the advocate of the Jewish accusers of St. Paul before Felix, (Acts 24:1)

In the Bible

2

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

  • Acts 24:1

    Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

  • Isaiah 3:3

    the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

Scripture on Orator

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Orator references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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