Lectionary Calendar
Monday, March 31st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 20 days til Easter!
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!

Bible Dictionaries
Drusilla

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Search for…
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
Dromedary
Next Entry
Dulcimer
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Drusil'la. (watered by the dew). Daughter of Herod Agrippa, Acts 24:24, ff., and Cypros. Born A.D. 38. She was at first betrothed to Antiochus Epiphanes, prince of Commagene, but was married to Azizus, king of Emesa. Soon after, Felix, procurator of Judea, brought about her seduction by means of the Cyprian sorcerer, Simon, and took her as his wife. In Acts 24:24, we find her in company with Felix at Caesarea. Felix who, together with his mother, perished in the eruption of Vesuvius under Titus.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Drusilla'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​d/drusilla.html. 1901.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile