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    Acco

    עַכּוֹΠτολεμαΐς

    Acco, a port city in Asher, later known as Ptolemais.

    Where the story of Acco happensWhere the gazetteer locates Acco, framed to them: Acco. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Acco
    Where the gazetteer locates Acco
    verses
    2
    first named
    Judges 1:31
    last named
    Acts 21:7
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.92°N · 35.09°E
    settlement32.92°N · 35.09°E

    Tel Akko (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Acco in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Acco, later known as Ptolemais, was a seaport on the Mediterranean coast allotted to the tribe of Asher (Judges 1:31). However, Asher failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants of Acco, so they continued to live among the Israelites. In the New Testament, the city is called Ptolemais, reflecting its Hellenistic name during the intertestamental period. The apostle Paul visited Ptolemais at the end of his third missionary journey and stayed there one day with the believers (Act.21.7) before continuing on to Caesarea. Acco was an important port city throughout ancient history due to its strategic coastal location in northern Israel.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Judges1 verse

      1:31

    2. Acts1 verse

      21:7

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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