Pamphylia
Pamphylia was a Roman province on the southern coast of Asia Minor, visited by Paul and Barnabas during their missionary journeys.
The name Pamphylia means “a nation made up of every tribe”
PlaceNew Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 37.000° N, 31.000° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΠαμφυλίαPamphylia
Mentions
- Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
- After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
- After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
- But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
- And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.