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    Seleucia

    Σελεύκεια

    Seleucia was the port city from which Paul and Barnabas sailed to Cyprus on their first missionary journey (Act.13.4).

    Where the story of Seleucia happensWhere the gazetteer locates Seleucia, framed to them: Seleucia. 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.Seleucia
    Where the gazetteer locates Seleucia
    verses
    1
    first named
    Acts 13:4
    last named
    Acts 13:4
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    36.12°N · 35.92°E
    settlement36.12°N · 35.92°E

    Seleucia Pieria (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Seleucia in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Seleucia, also known as Seleucia Pieria, was a port city located near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It served as the seaport for the city of Antioch, which was located about 16 miles inland. Seleucia was founded by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, around 300 BC and became an important center of trade and commerce in the Seleucid Empire. In the New Testament, Seleucia is mentioned in Act.13.4 as the place from which Paul and Barnabas set sail for Cyprus on their first missionary journey after being sent out by the church in Antioch. The city's strategic location made it an ideal starting point for sea travel to the Mediterranean islands and beyond. Today, the ruins of ancient Seleucia can be found near the modern Turkish city of Samandağ.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Acts1 verse

      13:4

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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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