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Ptolemais

Ptolemais, a stop on Paul's third missionary journey, on the map, with its verse.

PtolemaisCapernaumTyreCaesareaGALILEESea of Galilee

In the text

Ptolemais · Acre

Shown at Acre, 32.92° N, 35.07° E.

  • And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

    Acts 21:7

On this journey

Stop 15 of 17 · Acts 18:23 to 21:17Paul's third missionary journey

Questions

Where is Ptolemais?

The atlas shows it at Acre, 32.92° N, 35.07° E.

What happened at Ptolemais in the Bible?

The KJV names Ptolemais in Acts 21:7. "And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day." (Acts 21:7). It is a stop on Paul's third missionary journey.

Which of Paul's journeys went through Ptolemais?

Ptolemais is on Paul's third missionary journey (stop 15 of 17).

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.