Antioch
Antioch in Pisidia, a city visited by Paul on his missionary journeys.
The name Antioch means “speedy as a chariot”
PlaceNew Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Acts 13:14; only referred to as Antioch (Ἀντιόχεια).
Location
- Identified as
- Antioch in Pisidia
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.306° N, 31.189° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Alternative names
- ἈντιόχειαAntioch
Mentions
- And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
- Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- …my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.