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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Parthian (People living in Parthia)
At Pentecost the crowd in Jerusalem is listed nation by nation, and Parthians come first. These were Jews of the dispersion from the Parthian empire, Rome's great rival in the east, centered on Persia and Mesopotamia.
At Pentecost the crowd in Jerusalem is listed nation by nation, and Parthians come first. These were Jews of the dispersion from the Parthian empire, Rome's great rival in the east, centered on Persia and Mesopotamia.
Parthians were Jews of the diaspora living within the Parthian empire, Rome's great eastern rival centered in Persia and Mesopotamia, and they are named first among the many nationalities gathered in Jerusalem to hear the apostles speak in their own languages at Pentecost.
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- Acts 2:9
