Person New Testament
Agrippa
Tetrarch Agrippa heard Paul's defense and found no grounds for his imprisonment. Mentioned in 12 verses across 1 book, first at Acts 25:13.
Why it matters. Tetrarch who heard Paul's defense in Caesarea
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Agrippa
Agrippa, also known as Herod Agrippa II, was the great-grandson of Herod the Great. He ruled over various territories in Judea during the time of Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea. Agrippa, along with his sister Bernice, visited Festus, the Roman governor. Festus presented Paul's case to Agrippa, who expressed his desire to hear Paul. (Act.25.13-27)
The next day, Paul appeared before Agrippa and Bernice and made his defense, recounting his conversion and ministry. Agrippa, familiar with Jewish customs and controversies, listened intently. Paul appealed to Agrippa's belief in the prophets and challenged him to believe in Christ. Agrippa replied, "Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?" (Act.26.1-28).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 12 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.