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Paphos

Paphos, in Cyprus, a stop on Paul's first missionary journey, on the map, with its verse.

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What happened at Paphos in the Bible?

On Cyprus, Paul met the first open clash with the occult and the first Roman official to believe. The sorcerer was struck blind for opposing the word, and "the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord" (Acts 13:12).

In the text

Paphos · New Paphos

In Cyprus, in the Bible's day. Shown at New Paphos, 34.76° N, 32.40° E.

  • And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:

    Acts 13:6

On this journey

Stop 4 of 15 · Acts 13 to 14Paul's first missionary journey

Questions

Where is Paphos?

Paphos was in Cyprus, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at New Paphos, 34.76° N, 32.40° E.

Which of Paul's journeys went through Paphos?

Paphos is on Paul's first missionary journey (stop 4 of 15).

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.