1. Caesar Augustus Luke tells us in Luke 2:1 that Jesus was born during the reign of the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, who reigned from 31 BC–AD 14. 2. King Herod “In the time of Herod king of Judea …”. Luke 1:5 We know that Jesus was born before King Herod (the Great) died. Herod, who was King of Judea, Galilee, Iturea and Trachonitis, started his reign in 37 BC and died in 4 BC, so we know that Jesus was born not later than 4 BC. This date is
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