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Search the Bible. Antioch of Syria is located along the Orontes River in modern-day Turkey. At one time, this Hellenistic city was one of the largest in the Roman world. During the time of the New Testament, Antioch was a center of commerce and an important political power in the Roman Empire.
1 Antioch in Syria. The first Antioch mentioned in the book of Acts is the large city in Syria (Acts 11:19-30), pointed to on the map by the “finger” of Cyprus. Syrian Antioch was the world's third greatest city, bettered only by Rome and Alexandria. Antioch stood 25km up river from its seaport Selucia, where the Crontes River entered the ...
Encyclopedia. ANTIOCH, IN SYRIA. an'-ti-ok, (Antiocheia). (2) Antioch in Syria.-In 301 B.C., shortly after the battle of Ipsus, which made him master of Syria, Seleucus Nicator rounded the city of Antioch, naming it after his father Antiochus. Guided, it was said, by the flight of an eagle, he fixed its site on the left bank of the Orontes (the ...
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Antioch on the Orontes ( / ˈænti.ɒk /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized : Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) [note 1] was a Hellenistic Greek city [1] [2] founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. [3] It was one of the greatest and most important Greek cities of the ...
Feb 22, 2013 · Antioch or Antiochia was an ancient city located on the Orontes River near the Amanus Mountains in Syria. The “land of four cities” - Seleucia, Apamea, Laodicea, and Antiochia - was founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Victor) between 301 and 299 BCE.
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Antioch of Syria, overview of Paul's First Missionary Journey in the New Testament during the Time of Paul the Apostle. The events took place in the First Century AD. Bible Maps
The Bible mentions two important New Testament cities named Antioch. The first was in the Roman province of Syria and the second in the province of Galatia within an area called Pisidia. Antioch in Syria was considered the third most important city in the Roman Empire behind Rome and Alexandria.
