Acts 8:9

Samaria : residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

Simon : a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him

Acts 9:36

Dorcas : a Christian woman who was restored to life at Joppa

Joppa : a seaport town on the Mediterranean coast about 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem,a town and seaport 55 km NW of Jerusalem & 85 km south of Mt. Carmel
(32° 3´, 34° 45´)

Tabitha : a Christian woman who lived in Joppa and whom Peter raised from the dead

Acts 12:12

John : a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter

Mark : a nephew of Barnabas and companion of Paul; author of the Gospel of Mark

Mary : mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph,a woman from Magdala in Galilee,the mother of James and Joses,the wife of Cleophas,the sister of Lazarus and Martha in Bethany,the mother of John Mark who was a nephew of Barnabas,a Christian woman in Rome who helped Paul

Acts 13:7

Barnabas : a man who was Paul's companion on several of his journeys

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

Sergius Paulus : a man who was a Roman deputy at Paphos and who believed when the magician was blinded

Acts 20:1

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

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