A title of a Roman emperors. Caesar Augustus was the first emperor of Rome, during the time of the birth of Jesus.
Key References
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
All Scripture References (5)
Luke (2)
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Acts (3)
But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.