When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there

But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.