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Valerius Gratus was the Governor of Judea in the Movie Ben Hur.
The governor of the province of Judea was Pontius Pilate.
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Gratus was governor of Judea in 15-26, followed by Pontius Pilate in 26-36 CE.
AnswerGalilee was ruled by Herod Antipas.
Rome annexed Judea in 6 CE. This followed the deposition of the last Hasmonean ruler, Archelaus, and marked the beginning of direct Roman rule over the region. Judea was incorporated as a province, and the Roman governor was placed in charge, leading to significant changes in local governance and society.
Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea 26-36 CE. Marcellus was governor in 36 CE. Marullus is recorded as governor of Judea in 37-41 CE. It is uncertain whether Marcellus and Marullus were actually the same person. Marcellus would normally have governed for more than one year, unless sent home in disgrace.
Herod was a king of Judea. The Roman official who directed the province of Judea would have to have been a governor as only governors were in charge of provinces. But remember that for much of its time, Judea was not a separate province but was considered a part of Syria and the governor of Syria would direct the affairs there by sending his surrogates to administer the area.
Pontius Pilate the Roman governor of Judea.
At the time Jesus is said to have been born, Herod was king of Judea and all Palestine. After his death in 4 BCE, Rome split the kingdom among his 3 sons, with Archelaus getting Judea, Samaria, Idumaea. Rome deposed Archelaus in 6 CE and made Judea a direct Roman province. At the time attributed to the crucifixion, Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea.
Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, governor of Syria from 6 CE, was described in Luke's Gospel as the governor at the time Jesus was born. When Archelaus was deposed by the Romans as king of Judea in 6 CE, Quirinius was sent to Syria as governor, with additional authority over Judea. He then ordered a census to be conducted in Judea, although this was unlikely to have included Galilee, which was ruled by Antipas.Prior to his appointment to Syria, Quirinius had a distinguished military and administrative career in Africa and Asia Minor.
The Roman procurator of Judea was Pontius Pilate at the time.