Which nations did the Jews at Pentecost come from?
At Pentecost, Jews dwelling in Jerusalem were devout men from every nation under heaven. They traveled for the feast from regions such as India, Babylon, Syria, Greece, Rome, Spain, possibly Great Britain, and North Africa. These pilgrims came hundreds or sometimes thousands of miles to Jerusalem.
Les teaches from Acts 2:5 that Jews, devout men, were dwelling or abiding at Jerusalem because it was a feast day, specifically Pentecost. They were out of every nation under heaven, having come hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles for the feast days at Jerusalem. Les explains that on the day of Pentecost, Jews had come to Jerusalem from possibly as far east as India, and also from Babylon, Syria, Greece, Rome, Spain, maybe even Great Britain, and North Africa. All these Jews would come back to Jerusalem for these feast days.
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
More Questions
Why were there Jews from every nation under heaven in Jerusalem at Pentecost?
The Jews were in every nation under heaven by the time of Acts 2 because, when they were taken out to Babylon, they did not go back to Jerusalem but scattered throughout the then-known world.
Why were the Jews at Pentecost speaking the languages of other nations?
The Jews at Pentecost had been living in various Gentile nations and had picked up the languages of those nations, so they came to Jerusalem speaking those other languages.