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People's NT Commentary

IX. In Macedonia
  1. Amphipolis: Thirty-three miles from Philippi, and three miles from the Ægean Sea, visited by Paul (Acts 17:1).
  2. Apollonia: A city thirty miles from Amphipolis, where Paul remained one day (Acts 17:1).
  3. Berea: A small city on the eastern side of Mount Olympus, where Paul preached, and where the people examined the Scriptures to see if his preaching was true (Acts 17:10–13).
  4. Philippi: A flourishing city nine miles from the Ægean Sea, celebrated as the first foothold of the gospel in Europe (Acts 16:12–40).
  5. Thessalonica: At the head of the Thermaic Gulf; an important commercial centre, and the scene of Paul's labor (Acts 17:1–9).

X. Greece
  1. Athens: One of the most celebrated cities of the world, situated five miles northeast of the Saronic Gulf, a part of the Ægean Sea. It was the seat of Grecian learning, and the place where Paul delivered one of his most famous discourses (Acts 17:15–34).
  2. Corinth: An important city forty miles west of Athens, where Paul preached, and the seat of one of the leading churches (Acts 18:1–18).

XI. In the Isles of the Sea
  1. Fair Haven: A harbor in the island of Crete; a place where the ship on which Paul was sailing anchored (Acts 27:8).
  2. Mitylene: On the island of Lesbos, in the Ægean Sea, where Paul's ship anchored for a night (Acts 20:14).

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  3. Paphos: On the western shore of Cyprus; visited by Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:6).
  4. Salamis: On the eastern shore of Cyprus; visited by Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5).
  5. Syracuse: A celebrated city on the eastern shore of Sicily, where Paul stopped on his journey to Rome (Acts 28:12).


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