Ptolemais
Paul stopped here for one day on his return from his third missionary journey
First mentioned in the Bible
"We ended our voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day."— Acts 21:7
Background
Ptolemais was an ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast, known as Acco in Old Testament times. After completing his third missionary journey, Paul sailed south from Tyre and stopped at Ptolemais for one day to greet the brothers before continuing to Caesarea.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
We then completed the voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptol·e·maʹis, and we greeted the brothers and stayed one day with them.— Acts 21:7Explore Ptolemais on the interactive map →
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