Blastus
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Named at Acts 12:20 as the king’s personal aide: Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus their friend, asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
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- ACT 12:18–23, engwebp
18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
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Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Blastus (person-blastus) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/blastus Current wording: Named at Acts 12:20 as the king’s personal aide: Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus their friend, asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. Cited evidence: ACT 12:18–23, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.