This page contains information about places mentioned in the book of Acts.

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 (Gal 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 (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.

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 (1Th 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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