Which Roman tribune rescued Paul from a riot in Jerusalem?

Claudius Lysias rescued Paul from a riot in Jerusalem. As the Roman tribune commanding the Jerusalem cohort, he intervened when a hostile crowd attacked Paul near the Temple.

The incident appears in Acts 21. Jewish opponents accused Paul of teaching against the Jewish people and bringing Gentiles into the Temple. The resulting uproar reached the nearby Roman barracks, commonly associated with the Tower of Antonia, allowing Lysias and his soldiers to respond quickly.

Lysias ordered Paul arrested and initially treated him as a possible revolutionary. He even suspected Paul might be the Egyptian insurgent who had previously led followers into the wilderness. Paul identified himself as a citizen of Tarsus and was later permitted to address the crowd.

Festus and Felix were Roman governors who later handled Paul’s case, not the officer who broke up the Jerusalem riot. Sergius Paulus was a Roman official converted during Paul’s mission in Cyprus.