Places in Acts
—Page 3, Berea to Cilicia
Information about places mentioned in the book of Acts. Berea, Bithynia, Caesarea, Cappadocia, Cape Salmone, Cenchrea, Chios, Cilicia.
Berea
- Pronounced Ber-ree'-uh
- City of Macedonia, West of Thessalonica.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- Here Paul found a better response from the Jews, however Jews from Thessalonica came and stirred up trouble (Acts 17:10-13)
- Sopater, a companion of Paul, came from Berea (Acts 20:4)
Bithynia
- Pronounced Bith-in'-yuh
- Bithynia and Pontus are areas north of Asia and Galatia.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- For a time, God would not let Paul preach in Bithynia (Acts 16:6-8).
- See Pontus.
Black Sea
- The sea above Pontus and Bithynia.
Caesarea
- Pronounced Sez-uh-ree'-uh
- Prominent sea port on the coast of Samaria.
- To be distinguished from Caesarea Philippi further north and inland.
- Philip preached in Caesarea of Samaria (Acts 8:40).
- Paul visited Casearea after his conversion, and during his 2nd and 3rd missionary journeys (Acts 9:30, 18:22, 21:8).
- Cornelius the centurion was from Caesarea (Acts 10:1).
- When Paul’s nephew exposed a plot to kill Paul, the chief captain sent Paul with an escort of several hundred soldiers to the seaport of Caesarea (Acts 23:11-33).
Cape Salmone
- Pronounced Cape Sal-moan'-ee
- A cape at the northeastern tip of the island of Crete.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome (Acts 27:7).
Cappadocia
- Pronounced Cap-uh-dose'-ee-uh
- Area north of Syria and east of Galatia.
- People from Cappadocia were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:19).
- Peter wrote a letter to the Cappadocian Christians
Caspian Sea
- Inland sea near Parthia
Cenchrea
- Pronounced Sen-kree'-uh
- Harbour city southeast of Corinth and serving as the Corinthian seaport.
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- Paul had a hair cut in Cenchrea (Acts 18:18).
- Phoebe was a worker in the church at Cenchrea (Romans 16:1).
Chios
- Pronounced Key'-oss
- An island mentioned in connection with the latter part of Paul’s 3rd missionary journey when he stopped at Miletus to speak to the elders from Ephesus (Acts 20:13-17).
Cilicia
- Pronounced Sill-iss'-ee-yuh
- Region beyond Syria around to the west.
- Paul was born in Tarsus a city of Cilicia (Acts 21:39).
- Men from Cilicia disputed with Stephen (Acts 6:9).
- False teachers from Jerusalem troubled the brethren in Cilicia (Acts 15:23-24).
- Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
- Paul travelled through there confirming the churches (Acts 15:41).
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