Tarsus
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Tarsus in the Bible Dictionary
- (The capitol of Cilicia in Asia Minor)
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Paul’s birthplace
Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3
11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Acts 9:1139 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Acts 21:393 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Acts 22:3 -
Paul sent to, from Jerusalem, to avoid assassination
Acts 9:30
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
Acts 9:30 -
Paul brought from, by Barnabas
Acts 11:25, 26
25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
Acts 11:2526 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
Acts 11:26
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
