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This page contains information about places mentioned in the book of Acts. The places described on this page are listed above.
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).
- Map Syria
- 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).
- Map Italy.
- 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).
- Map Macedonia.
- 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 (Gal 1:17).
- People from Arabia were in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost after Christ’s ascension (Acts 2:11)
- Map Southwest Coast.
- 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, 20:18-21).
- Tychicus and Trophemus, companions of Paul, were from Asia (Acts 20:4, 21:29).
- The province of Asia was not without its troubles for Paul (Acts 20:18-19, 21:27, 24:17-19).
- In his epistles Paul mentions his troubles in Asia (2Co 1:8, 2Tm 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 (Rev 1:4,11)
- See also on Ephesus a major city of Asia.
- Map Asia.
- 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).
- Map Asia.
- 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 (1Th 3:1).
- Map Greece.
- 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)
- Map Pisidia, Pamphylia.
- 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)
- Map Southwest coast
Cities
1. Asia
2. Greece, Macedonia
3. Italy
4. Syria, Cyprus, Southwest coast
5. Pisidia, Phrygia, Pamphylia

Maps by Ron Graham
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