Acts 21:1--28:31

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

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

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

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.

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´)

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´)

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´)

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

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´)

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

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´)

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

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´)

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´)

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´)

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

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

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

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´)

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).

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