{Brethren and fathers} (andres adelphoi kai pateres). The
spectators (brethren) and members of the Sanhedrin (fathers) as
Paul in  Ac 22:1 . {Hearken} (akousate). First aorist
(ingressive) active imperative, Give me your attention now. {The
God of glory} (Ho theos t(8873) dox(8873)). The God characterized by
glory (genitive case, genus or kind) as seen in the Shekinah, the
visible radiance of God. Jesus is also called "the Glory"=the
Shekinah in  Jas 2:1 . Cf.  Ex 25:22  40:34  Le 9:6  Heb 9:5 . By
these words Stephen refutes the charge of blasphemy against God
in  Ac 6:11 . {Appeared} ((9370)hth(885c)). First aorist passive
indicative of hora(935c). See on 烊u 23:43|. Before there was temple
or tabernacle and away over in Mesopotamia (Ur of the Chaldees,
 Ge 11:31 ), even before (prin (885c) with the infinitive) he dwelt
in Haran (Charran, or Carrae not far from Edessa, where Crassus
met death after his defeat by the Parthians B.C. 53).