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Tarsus

Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, known as the birthplace and early residence of the apostle Paul.

The name Tarsus means “winged; feathered”

PlaceNew Testament1 book7 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Acts 9:11; referred to as Tarsus (Ταρσός, Ταρσεύς).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
36.913° N, 34.892° E
Tarsus
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Tarsus

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 2 verses that refer to Tarsus without naming it.

  1. Acts 9:11
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  2. Acts 9:12Referred to, not named
    In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
  3. Acts 9:13Referred to, not named
    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  4. Acts 9:30
    When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
  5. Acts 11:25
    Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
  6. Acts 21:39
    But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
  7. Acts 22:3
    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.