Taxing (Easton)

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(Luke 2:2; RSV, 'enrolment'), 'when Cyrenius was governor of Syria,' is simply a census of the people, or an enrolment of them with a view to their taxation. The decree for the enrolment was the occasion of Joseph and Mary's going up to Bethlehem. It has been argued by some that Cyrenius (q.v.) was"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter T Bible Dictionaries Taxing Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Taxes Next Entry Tebeth Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Tribute (Taxes) Tax Poll Tax (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Taxes Tax Gatherers Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Tax Dictionaries Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Tax Collector Easton's Bible Dictionary Taxing Taxes Fausset Bible Dictionary Taxing Taxes Holman Bible Dictionary Taxes Tax Collector Poll-Tax (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Tribute, Toll, Taxing Taxes, Taxing Hastings' NT Dictionary Taxing Tax King James Dictionary Taxing Taxed Morrish Bible Dictionary Taxes, Taxation, Taxing People's Bible Dictionary Tax Taxing Taxation Smith Bible Dictionary Taxing Taxes Vines' Expository Dictionary Taxed, Taxing Webster Dictionary Taxing Taxed Tax Certificate (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Excess Profits Duty and Tax Income Tax Poll-Tax (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Tax; Taxing McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Capitation or Poll-Tax Tax, Clerical. Tax, Hebrew (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Assessment of Taxes Basket-Tax Candle Tax (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܡܳܟ݂ܣܳܐ Berry's NT Synonyms Tax Tax-Collector ἀπογραφή ἀπογράφω ἀρχιτελώνης (only first 3 shown) מִדָּה מִדָּה, , מָדִין מִדָּה , מִנְדָּה מֶכֶס (only first 3 shown) ( Luke 2:2 ; RSV, "enrolment"), "when Cyrenius was governor of Syria," is simply a census of the people, or an enrolment of them with a view to their taxation. The decree for the enrolment was the occasion of Joseph and Mary's going up to Bethlehem. It has been argued by some that Cyrenius (q.v.) was governor of Cilicia and Syria both at the time of our Lord's birth and some years afterwards. This decree for the taxing referred to the whole Roman world, and not to Judea alone. (See CENSUS .)

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