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Seleucia

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

SeleuciaAntiochSalamisPaphosIconiumLystraDerbeCyprus

In the text

Seleucia · Seleucia Pieria

In Syria, in the Bible's day. Shown at Seleucia Pieria, 36.12° N, 35.92° E.

  • So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

    Acts 13:4

On this journey

Stop 2 of 15 · Acts 13 to 14Paul's first missionary journey

Questions

Where is Seleucia?

Seleucia was in Syria, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at Seleucia Pieria, 36.12° N, 35.92° E.

What happened at Seleucia in the Bible?

The KJV names Seleucia in Acts 13:4. "So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus." (Acts 13:4). It is a stop on Paul's first missionary journey.

Which of Paul's journeys went through Seleucia?

Seleucia is on Paul's first missionary journey (stop 2 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.