Luke 2:1
Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].
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And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Laid a tribute
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Laid a tribute
Luke 2:1
Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].