Places in Acts
—Page 2, Antipatris to Azotus
This page contains information about places mentioned in the book of Acts. Antipatris, Apii Forum, Apollonia, Arabia, Asia, Assos, Athens, Attalia, Azotus.
Antipatris
- Pronounced An-tee-pat'-ris
- A town in Judea.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome.
- Paul was taken through there by several hundred soldiers to Felix the governer (Acts 23:31).
Apii Forum
- Pronounced Ap'-ee-eye For'-um
- Latin name for "The Market of Appius".
- About 70km south of Rome.
- Paul travelled through there as he approached Rome. Concerned brethren came there to encourage him (Acts 28:15).
Apollonia
- Pronounced Apple-own'-ya
- Coastal town of Macedonia.
- About 100km southwest of Philippi.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica, after they had converted the jailer in Philippi (Acts 17:1).
Arabia
- A desert land in the middle east of the Great Sea
- Saul (Paul) went there after his conversion to be taught the gospel by direct revelation from Jesus (Galatians 1:17).
- People from Arabia were in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost after Christ’s ascension (Acts 2:11)
Asia
- Asia was a large province below Bithynia and west of Galatia.
- Often called "Asia Minor" to distinguish it from modern Asia
- People from Asia were in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost after Christ’s ascension (Acts 2:11)
- Men from Asia disputed with Stephen (Acts 6:9)
- For some time God witheld the gospel from Asia (Acts 16:6).
- During his 3rd missionary journey, Paul spent much time there (Acts 19:1,8-10,22,26, Acts 20:18-21).
- Tychicus and Trophemus, companions of Paul, were from Asia (Acts 20:4, Acts 21:29).
- The province of Asia was not without its troubles for Paul (Acts 20:18-19, Acts 21:27, Acts 24:17-19).
- In his epistles Paul mentions his troubles in Asia (2Corinthians 1:8, 2Timothy 1:15)
- Peter wrote a letter to Christians in and around Asia (1Pet 1:1).
- The book of Revelation was written to the seven churches of Asia (Revelation 1:4,11)
- See also on Ephesus a major city of Asia.
Assos
- Pronounced Ass'-oss.
- A coastal city just south of Troas.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 3rd missionary journey.
- Paul joined his friends there on a ship to Miletus (Acts 20:13-14).
Athens
- A famous Greek city in Achaia
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- A very religious city, full of idols (Acts 17:15-16)
- People in Athens took an avid interest in telling and hearing something new (Acts 17:21).
- Paul spent some time alone in Athens preaching (1Thessalonians 3:1).
Attalia
- Pronounced At-ahl'-ya
- A city in Pamphylia.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 1st missionary journey.
- Visited by Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:24-25)
Azotus
- Pronounced Uh-zoat'-us
- Called Ashdod in the Old Testament.
- Coastal city south of Joppa, and west of the Jerusalem-Gaza road.
- Philip was found there after he had preached to the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-27,40)
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