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Bible Atlas · Asia

Troas

Troas, in Asia, a stop on two of Paul's journeys, on the map, with its verses.

TroasAthensCorinthSamothraciaNeapolisPhilippiAmphipolisApolloniaThessalonicaCenchreaEphesusAssosMityleneChiosSamosTrogyllium

What happened at Troas in the Bible?

The port where the gospel turned west. Here Paul saw the night vision that redrew the map: "There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us" (Acts 16:9). They crossed the next day, and Europe heard the word.

In the text

Troas · Alexandria Troas

In Asia, in the Bible's day. Shown at Alexandria Troas, 39.75° N, 26.16° E.

  • And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

    Acts 16:8

  • And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

    Acts 20:6

On these journeys

Stop 4 of 17 · Acts 15:36 to 18:22Paul's second missionary journeyStop 4 of 17 · Acts 18:23 to 21:17Paul's third missionary journey

Questions

Where is Troas?

Troas was in Asia, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at Alexandria Troas, 39.75° N, 26.16° E.

Which of Paul's journeys went through Troas?

Troas is on Paul's second missionary journey (stop 4 of 17) and Paul's third missionary journey (stop 4 of 17).

Also on these journeys

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.