Author: Ron Graham Places in Acts —Page 8

This page contains information about places mentioned in the book of Acts. Melita, Mesopotamia, Miletus, Mitylene, Myra, Mysia, Nazareth, Neapolis, Olivet.

Melita

Pronounced Muh­lee'­tuh.

Now called Malta.

Small island below Italy and Sicily.

Mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome.

Paul was shipwrecked here. (Acts 27:27, Acts 28:10).

Mesopotamia

Pronounced Mess­oh­puh­tame'­ee­yuh.

A region east of Syria and Cappadocia.

People from parts of Mesopotamia were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost after Christ’s resurrection (Acts 2:9­11). Miletus

Pronounced My­lee'­tuss.

A coastal city about 50km south of Ephesus.

Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 3rd missionary journey.

Paul, coming from Troas, stopped at Miletus on his way to Jerusalem.

There he called for the elders of the church at Ephesus and they came to meet with him (Acts 20:13­17).

Mitylene

Pronounced Mitt'­uh­lean.

South of Assos off the mainland. Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 3rd missionary journey.

Paul sailed through Mitylene on his way between Troas and Miletus (Acts 20:13­17).

Myra

Pronounced My'­ruh

A city in Lycia south of Colossae on the coast.

Mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome.

At Myra, Paul changed into the ship that was doomed to be wrecked at Melita (Acts 27:5­6).

Mysia

Pronounced Miss'­ee­yuh Area in the north of the province of Asia.

Paul passed through there on his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 16:7­8).

Nazareth

Pronounced Naz'­uh­reth

A peaceful village in the hills of Galilee.

Juses was reared there, and is often called "Jesus of Nazareth" or "Jesus the Nazarene" (Acts 2:22, Acts 3:6, Acts 4:10, Acts 6:14, Acts 10:33, Acts 22:8, Acts 26:9).

Christians were sometimes referred to as "the sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts 24:5).

Nazareth was a somewhat despised town as implied in John 1:46, so the name Nazarene could be derogatory.

Neapolis Pronounced Nee­ap'­ol­iss.

A coastal city at the north­eastern corner of Macedonia.

Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey (Acts 16:11).

Olivet

The Mount of Olives, a hill of olive groves less than a kilometre from Jerusalem.

From there Jesus ascended into heaven (Acts 1:12).

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