Acts 19:21--28:31

Achaia : a Roman province located in Greece along the south coast of the Gulf of Corinth
(37° 59´, 23° 44´)

Adramyttium : a town and seaport of Mysia in Asia Minor
(39° 34´, 26° 56´)

Adria : a region of the sea on the east side of Italy and Sicily

Agabus : a prophet in the Jerusalem church

Agrippa : King Herod Agrippa II; a great-grandson of Herod the Great

Alexander : the son of Simon the Cyrenian who was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus,a leading man of Jerusalem when Peter and John were tried there,a man who was converted but who afterwards apostatised

Alexandria : an inhabitant of Alexandria
(31° 13´, 29° 57´)

Ananias : the husband of Sapphira,a man of Damascus who was told of Saul's conversion by the Lord,a high priest at Jerusalem

Antipatris : a city located in Palestine near the Mediterranean, about 20 kilometers ENE of Joppa
(32° 6´, 34° 56´)

Appius, Forum of : a town 65 kilometers south of Rome on the Appian Way
(41° 28´, 12° 59´)

Aristarchus : a man who accompanied Paul on his third missionary journey

Artemis : a pagan goddess

Asia : A Roman province on the west side of Asia Minor.
(39° 13´, 32° 43´)

Assos : a town and seaport of Mysia, in Asia Minor, 9 miles from Troas (YC)
(39° 29´, 26° 20´)

Augustan cohort : an army unit belonging to Emperor Augustus

Augustan Cohort : an army unit belonging to Emperor Augustus

Augustus : the Roman emperor named Caesar Augustus who was ruling when Christ was born,an honorary title used for Roman emperors

Bernice : a daughter of Herod Agrippa I.

Beroea : a town located in southern Macedonia
(40° 31´, 22° 12´)

Caesar : a title held by Roman emperors

Caesarea : a town on the Mediterranean 40 kilometers south of Mt. Carmel and 120 kilometers NW of Jerusalem.
(32° 29´, 34° 53´); (33° 14´, 35° 41´); (41° 0´, 24° 17´)

Cauda : an island in the Mediterranean sea southwest of Crete
(34° 50´, 24° 5´)

Chios : a large island in the Aegean sea to the west of Asia Minor
(38° 26´, 26° 3´)

Christian : any person, male or female, who is committed to following Christ.

Cilicia : a region of SE Asia Minor
(36° 55´, 34° 53´)

Claudius : the Roman emperor who was the successor of Caligula,a Roman army captain in Jerusalem

Cnidus : a town located on the southwest coast of Asia Minor
(36° 41´, 27° 22´)

Cos : an island located off the SW coast of Asia Minor
(36° 48´, 27° 5´)

Crete : a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard
(35° 10´, 25° 0´)

Cyprus : an island country located off the east coast of Cilicia in the Mediterranean,the island of Cyprus
(35° 1´, 33° 12´); (35° 1´, 33° 12´)

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Demetrius : a man who was a silversmith in Ephesus and who opposed Paul,a man who was well spoken of by John

Derbe : a town in region of Lycaonia in the province of Galatia in Asia minor
(37° 21´, 33° 16´)

Diana : a pagan goddess

Drusilla : a daughter of Herod Agrippa I and wife of Felix, the Roman governor of Judea

Egyptian : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ephesians : the inhabitants of Ephesus
(37° 57´, 27° 22´)

Ephesus : a town in western Asia Minor at the mouth of the Cayster River
(37° 57´, 27° 22´)

Erastus : a man who was a friend of Paul

Eutychus : a young man of Troas who fell asleep during Paul's sermon

Fair Havens : an open bay on the southern coast of Crete.
(34° 55´, 24° 43´)

Felix : the governor of Judea at the time Paul visited Jerusalem for the last time

Festus : the governor of Judea who succeeded Felix

Gaius : a man or men who were involved with the apostles Paul and John

Gamaliel : a man who was a highly regarded Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin,son of Pedahzur; Moses' officer over the tribe of Manasseh

Gentile : a non-Jewish person
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Greece : son of Japheth son of Noah,a nation, namely Greece (OS)
(37° 59´, 23° 44´); (37° 57´, 27° 22´)

Greek : the language used by the people of Greece
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Greek Language : the language used by the people of Greece
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Hebrew Language : an ancient Jewish language used in the Old Testament

Herod : son of Antipater; king over Judea when Christ was born,a son of Herod the Great,a grandson of Herod the Great and son of Aristobulus and Berenice

Isaiah : a son of Amoz; a prophet active in Judah from about 740 to 701 B.C.,son of Amoz; a major prophet in the time of Hezekiah

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Italy : a country west of Greece, whose capital is Rome
(41° 54´, 12° 29´)

James : a son of Zebedee; brother of John; an apostle,a son of Alpheus; an apostle,a brother of Jesus; writer of the epistle of James,the father (or brother) of the apostle Judas

Jerusalem : the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jewish : the people descended from Israel
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jews : the people descended from Israel
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Judea : a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Julius : a Roman officer who was assigned to escort Paul to Rome

Jupiter : the king of the Greek gods

Lasea : a town on the south coast of Crete
(34° 56´, 24° 48´)

Lycia : a district on the south coast of Asia Minor.
(36° 16´, 29° 19´)

Lysias : a Roman army captain or tribune who helped Paul escape from the Jews

Macedonia : a Roman province north of Greece which included 10 Roman colonies (IBD),citizens of the province of Macedonia
(40° 37´, 22° 55´)

Malta : an island 50 miles southwest of Sicily
(35° 51´, 14° 31´)

Miletus : a town on the west coast of Asia Minor, forty miles south of Ephesus
(37° 30´, 27° 17´)

Mitylene : the capital city of the Aegean island of Lesbos
(39° 6´, 26° 33´)

Mnason : a man with whom Paul stayed on his last visit to Jerusalem

Moses : a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

Myra : a city on the River Andracus, on the coast of Lysia, about 300 km SE of Ephesus
(36° 13´, 30° 0´)

Nazarene : a town in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea
(32° 42´, 35° 18´)

Nazareth : a town in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea
(32° 42´, 35° 18´)

Pamphylia : a south coastal province of Asia Minor in what is now southern Turkey
(37° 0´, 30° 54´)

Patara : a town on the southern coast of Lycia, a south eastern provice of Asia Minor
(36° 16´, 29° 19´)

Paul : a man from Tarsus who persecuted the church but became a missionary and writer of 13 Epistles

Pentecost : a sacred festival of the Jews observed 50 days after the Passover

Pharisee : a religious group or sect of the Jews

Philip : a man who was one of the twelve apostles,a son of Herod the Great; husband of Herodias; ruler of Iturea and Traconitis north and west of Galilee,a man who was one of the seven chosen to serve tables at the church at Jerusalem
(32° 29´, 34° 53´); (33° 14´, 35° 41´); (41° 0´, 24° 17´)

Philippi : a town 40 km north of the Sea of Galilee, frequently called Caesarea Philippi,a town in Macedonia 350 km north of Athens
(32° 29´, 34° 53´); (33° 14´, 35° 41´); (41° 0´, 24° 17´)

Phoenicia : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Phoenix : a town on the southeast coast of Crete
(35° 11´, 24° 4´)

Porcius : the governor of Judea who succeeded Felix

praetorium : the large common room in the residence of the provincial governor (IBD)

Praetorium : the large common room in the residence of the provincial governor (IBD)

Ptolemais : a town north of and across the bay from Mount Carmel
(32° 55´, 35° 4´)

Publius : a man who was the highest official on Malta when Paul visited there

Puteoli : a town on the SW coast of Italy, in the northern part of the Bay of Naples
(40° 50´, 14° 16´)

Pyrrhus : the father of Sopater of Berea

Rhegium : a town on the southwestern tip of Italy
(38° 6´, 15° 38´)

Rhodes : an island off the southwest coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea,an island on the south coast of Turkey, 170 km NE of Crete
(26° 37´, 37° 55´); (36° 26´, 28° 13´)

Roman : any person or thing associated with Rome, particularly a person who was a citizen of Rome.
(41° 54´, 12° 29´)

Rome : the capital city of Italy
(41° 54´, 12° 29´)

Sadducee : a group/sect of the Jews

Salmone : a place on the east coast of Crete
(35° 12´, 26° 16´)

Samos : an island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor
(37° 42´, 26° 56´)

Satan : a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God

Saul : the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi

Secundus : a man from Thessalonica who accompanied Paul

Sidon : residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Sopater : a man who went with Paul on his last trip to Jerusalem.

Stephen : the man who became the first Christian martyr

Syracuse : a town on the east coast of the island of Sicily
(37° 4´, 15° 17´)

Syria : the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Syrtis : a place in the sea west of Cyrene on the north African coast full of shoals of quicksand
(31° 45´, 18° 30´)

Tarsus : a capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia; the birthplace of Paul
(36° 55´, 34° 53´)

Tertullus : the man who prosecuted Paul before Felix, the Roman governor of Judea

Thessalonian : inhabitant(s) of Thessalonica
(40° 37´, 22° 55´)

Thessalonica : a town of Macedonia on the Thermaic Gulf (Gulf of Salonika)
(40° 37´, 22° 55´)

Three Taverns : a town which was apparently often used by travellers as a rest stop on the Appian Way
(41° 35´, 12° 49´)

Timothy : a young man of Lystra who travelled with Paul and to whom two epistles were addressed

Troas : a town in northwest Asia Minor
(39° 30´, 26° 4´)

Trogyllium : a town and rocky promontory located on the west coast of Asia Minor opposite the island of Samos

Trophimus : a Gentile christian man from Ephesus who went with Paul to Jerusalem.

Twin Brothers : the two "sons of Zeus", pagan gods said to be the guardian deities of sailors (NIV note).

Tychicus : a man who was a fellow worker with Paul

Tyre : a resident of the town of Tyre
(33° 16´, 35° 11´)