2 moments

1. Calling at the tax-collection station

   0030-01-01 · Capernaum, Galilee, Roman Empire

   

   Matthew is described as a tax collector at Capernaum when Jesus called him to follow. This is the earliest geographically specific presence attributed to him in the New Testament account. The New Testament narrative does not supply a calendar year. 0030 is a conventional approximate placement during Jesus's public ministry, not an attested exact date.

2. Prayer with the apostles after the ascension

   0030-01-01 · Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire

   

   Matthew was among the apostles staying in an upstairs room in Jerusalem after their return from the Mount of Olives. The passage explicitly names him among those present and praying. Acts does not give a calendar year or identify the specific upstairs room. 0030 is an approximate conventional dating of the ascension-period setting; coordinates represent Jerusalem rather than an unidentified building.