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    Cilicia

    Κιλικία, Κιλικία

    Cilicia, a province in southeast Asia Minor, was the birthplace of Paul and an area where he ministered to the early churches.

    Where the story of Cilicia happensWhere the gazetteer locates Cilicia, framed to them: Cilicia. 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.Cilicia
    Where the gazetteer locates Cilicia
    verses
    8
    first named
    Acts 6:9
    last named
    Galatians 1:21
    feature
    region

    Description

    Cilicia in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Cilicia was a province located in the southeastern region of Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey. It was bounded by the Taurus Mountains to the north, separating it from Cappadocia, Lycaonia, and Isauria, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Syria to the east, and Pamphylia to the west.

    In the New Testament, Cilicia is mentioned several times in connection with the apostle Paul. Paul was born in Tarsus, one of the chief cities of Cilicia (Act.21.39; 22:3). After his conversion, Paul spent some time in Cilicia (Galatians 1:21; Act.9.30) and later revisited the region during his second missionary journey, strengthening the churches (Act.15.41).

    Cilicia had a significant Jewish population, and the synagogue of the Cilicians in Jerusalem was among those who disputed with Stephen (Act.6.9). The early Christian church spread to Cilicia, as evidenced by the letter addressed to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia (Act.15.23).

    Geographically, Cilicia was an important region, serving as a major trade route between Syria and the west. The Cilician Gates, a mountain pass through the Taurus Mountains, was a strategic point of travel and was likely used by Paul and Barnabas during their missionary journeys (Act.15.41).

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    1. Acts7 verses

      6:915:2315:4121:3922:323:3427:5

    2. Galatians1 verse

      1:21

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    via TarsusPaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia TarsusPaul BirthPaul Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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