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"These Jews have penetrated to every city, and it would not be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not received this race, and where it has not become master.” - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) "These Jews have penetrated to every city, and it would not be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not received this race, and where it has not become master.” - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not become master.” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetrated to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC - 24AD) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it has not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - Strabo (64BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome Philippi residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome Thess. Philippi residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome Thess. Philippi residents of Mesopotamia,"These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Corinth Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) devout men from every nation under heaven… Parthians and Medes and Elamites and Rome Thess. residents of Mesopotamia, Philippi "These Jews haveBerea penetrated Pontus to every Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus Asia Medes Corinth Phrygia and Asia, Phrygia and city, and it would not be easy to find a Pamphylia, Egypt and the partssingle place in the inhabited world Crete of Libya belonging to Cyrene,which has not received this race, and and visitors from Rome … where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” Cretans and Arabians - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) Rome Thess. Philippi "These Jews have penetratedPontus to every Berea Asia Medes city, and it wouldCorinth not Phrygia be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not Cretereceived this race, and where it hasCyrene not becomeJerusalem master .” - StraboLibya (64 BC Egypt- 24AD ) "These Jews have penetrated to every city, and it would not be easy to find a single place in the inhabited world which has not received this race, and where it has not become master.” - Strabo (64BC - 24AD)

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The synagogue has had a decisive influence not only on Judaism throughout the ages, but on organized religion as a whole – Encyclopaedia Judaica

Roman Citizenship

Praetorian Guard

Julius Caesar I allow the Jews to gather and to organize their community following the customs of their fathers and Julius according to their own laws Caesar

“Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout Points for Home men from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) “Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout Points for Home men from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5)

God’s timing and US! “Parthians and Medes Points for Home and Elamites … (Acts 2:5) “Parthians and Medes Points for Home and Elamites … (Acts 2:5)

We worship a God who fills holes! “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers Points for Home through Isaiah the prophet” (Acts 28:25) “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers Points for Home through Isaiah the prophet” (Acts 28:25)

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