Jews
: the people descended from Israel
Lydia
: the first European woman to convert to Christ as a result of Paul's preaching
Macedonia
: a Roman province north of Greece which included 10 Roman colonies (IBD),citizens of the province of Macedonia
Neapolis
: a town that served as the seaport for the city of Philippi in the province of Macedonia
Paul
: a man from Tarsus who persecuted the church but became a missionary and writer of 13 Epistles
Roman
: any person or thing associated with Rome, particularly a person who was a citizen of Rome.
Samothrace
: an island in the northern Aegean Sea
Silas
: a man who went with Peter and Paul on separate missionary journeys
Thyatira
: a town in Asia Minor 30 km southeast of Pergamum
Troas
: a town in northwest Asia Minor