Governors
Who is on this listThe BSB calls the person a governor or a proconsul.
Everyone the Bible calls a governor or proconsul.
Scripture names governors from the judges to the book of Acts. The earliest named is Zebul, "the governor of the city" of Shechem under Abimelech (Judges 9:30). Under the kings, cities had governors: Amon in Samaria (1 Kings 22:26), Joshua and Maaseiah in Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:8; 2 Chronicles 34:8). Azrikam is called "the governor of the palace" (2 Chronicles 28:7).
After Jerusalem fell, the king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah as governor over those left in Judah (2 Kings 25:23). Under Persia, Haggai addresses Zerubbabel, "governor of Judah" (Haggai 1:1). Tattenai was governor of the region west of the Euphrates (Ezra 5:3), and Nehemiah writes that King Artaxerxes appointed him governor in Judah (Nehemiah 5:14). Ezra also names Sheshbazzar, whom Cyrus appointed governor (Ezra 5:14), but he has no record of his own yet.
In the New Testament, Quirinius was governor of Syria at the first census (Luke 2:2). Jesus was handed over "to Pilate the governor" (Matthew 27:2). Paul stood before Governor Felix (Acts 23:24) and then Festus (Acts 26:30). He also met two proconsuls: Sergius Paulus on Cyprus (Acts 13:7) and Gallio of Achaia (Acts 18:12).
The Roman officials among them also appear on Roman Governors, the New Testament list.
Everyone in this list
Amon, Governor of Samaria
Governor of Samaria who took the prophet Micaiah into custody
Azrikam, Governor of the Palace
Palace governor of Judah who was slain by Zichri of Ephraim
Felix
Roman governor who imprisoned the Apostle Paul for two years in Caesarea
Gallio
Roman official who dismissed the legal charges against the Apostle Paul in Corinth
Gedaliah, Governor of Judah
Governor of Judah appointed by Babylon who was assassinated at Mizpah
Joshua, Governor of the City
Governor of Jerusalem during the religious reforms of King Josiah
Maaseiah, Governor of Jerusalem
Governor of Jerusalem who helped oversee the Temple repairs under King Josiah
Nehemiah, Governor of Judah
Governor who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the community's adherence to the Law
Pilate
Roman governor who presided over the trial of Jesus and ordered His crucifixion
Quirinius
Roman Governor of Syria whose census compelled Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem
Sergius Paulus
Roman Proconsul of Cyprus who converted to the faith after seeing Paul defeat a sorcerer
Tattenai
Persian governor who investigated the rebuilding of the Second Temple and subsequently supported it by order of King Darius
Zebul
Governor of Shechem who remained loyal to Abimelech and outmaneuvered the rebel Gaal
Zerubbabel, Governor of Judah
Governor who led the return from Babylon and rebuilt the Temple foundation