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Galileans
the inhabitants of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine. The apostles were all Galileans by either birth or residence. (Acts 1:11) It appears also that the pronunciation of those Jews who resided in Galilee had become peculiar, probably from their contact with their Gentile neighbors. (Matthew 26:73)
In the Bible
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Verses where Galileans is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 2:7
Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
- John 4:45
Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
- Luke 13:1
At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- Luke 13:2
To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
Scripture on Galileans
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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