Members of a synagogue formed largely from people descended from Jews who had been captured as slaves, and then set free.
About Freedmen
The freedmen were members of a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem (Acts 6:9). who had been captured and taken to Rome by the general Pompey, who lived from 106–48 BC. These Jews were later released from slavery.
Pompey found that the Jews followed their religious and national customs so strictly that they were not useful as slaves. This is why they were freed.
Key References
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
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Acts (1)
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,