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It was one of the major centers of Hellenistic culture and played a crucial role in the spread of Christianity. There are two primary cities named Antioch in the biblical narrative: Antioch in Syria and Antioch in Pisidia. Antioch in Syria Antioch in Syria, located on the Orontes River, was founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the 4th century BC. It became the third-largest city in the Roman Empire, after Rome and Alexandria. This Antioch is particularly notable in the New Testament as a pivotal center for early Christianity. The city is first mentioned in <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19-20</a>, where it is described as a place where believers, scattered by the persecution that arose over Stephen, preached the word to Jews and Greeks alike. It was here that the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians" (<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a>: "and in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians"). This designation marked a significant development in the identity of the early church. Antioch served as a base for the Apostle Paul and Barnabas. <a href="/acts/13.htm">Acts 13:1-3</a> records that the church in Antioch was a vibrant community with prophets and teachers, and it was from here that the Holy Spirit called Paul and Barnabas to embark on their first missionary journey. The church in Antioch was instrumental in the spread of the Gospel to the Gentile world. The city also played a crucial role in the early church's decision-making processes. In <a href="/bsb/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a>, the Council of Jerusalem addressed the issue of Gentile circumcision, and the church in Antioch was directly involved in this pivotal discussion. The council's decision, which was communicated back to Antioch, affirmed that Gentile converts did not need to adhere to the full Mosaic Law, thus shaping the future of Christian mission and identity. Antioch in Pisidia Antioch in Pisidia, located in modern-day Turkey, was another significant city visited by Paul during his missionary journeys. It is mentioned in <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14-52</a>, where Paul and Barnabas preached in the synagogue. Their message was initially well-received, but opposition soon arose from some of the Jewish leaders, leading to their expulsion from the city. Despite the opposition, their ministry in Pisidian Antioch was fruitful, as many Gentiles embraced the faith. <a href="/acts/13-48.htm">Acts 13:48</a> states, "When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed." This event highlights the growing acceptance of the Gospel among the Gentiles and the expanding reach of the early church. Significance in Early Christianity Both Antiochs were instrumental in the spread of Christianity beyond Jewish communities. Antioch in Syria, in particular, became a model for a diverse and mission-oriented church. It was a place where cultural and ethnic barriers were transcended, reflecting the universal nature of the Gospel message. The church's role in sending out missionaries and its involvement in early church councils underscore its importance in the formative years of Christianity. Antioch's legacy is evident in its contribution to the development of Christian doctrine, its role in the missionary expansion of the church, and its example of a thriving, multicultural Christian community.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div>Antiochspeedy as a chariot<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Antioch(from Antiochus)- <ol> <li>IN <a href="../s/syria.htm">SYRIA</a>. The capital of the Greek kings of Syria, and afterwards the residence of the Roman governors of the province which bore the same name. Situation . --This metropolis was situated where the chain of Lebanon, running northward, and the chain of Taurus, running eastward. are brought to an abrupt meeting. Here the Orontes breaks through the mountains; and Antioch was placed at a bend of the river, 16 1/2 miles from the Mediterranean, partly on an island, partly on the levee which forms the left bank, and partly on the steep and craggy ascent of Mount Silpius, which, rose abruptly on the south. It is about 300 miles north of Jerusalem. In the immediate neighborhood was Daphne the celebrated sanctuary of Apollo 2 Macc. 4:33; whence the city was sometimes called Antioch by Daphne , to distinguish it from other cities of the same name. Destruction . --The city was founded in the year 300 B.C., by Seleucus Nicator. It grew under the successive Seleucid kings till it became a city of great extent and of remarkable beauty. One feature, which seems to have been characteristic of the great Syrian cities,--a vast street with colonnades, intersecting the whole from end to end,--was added by Antiochus Epiphanes. By Pompey it was made a free city, and such it continued till the time of Antoninus Pius. The early emperors raised there some large and important structures, such as aqueducts, amphitheatres and baths. (Antioch, in Paul's time, was the third city of the Roman empire, and contained over 200,000 inhabitants. Now it is a small, mean place of about 6000.--ED.) Bible History . --No city, after Jerusalem, is so intimately connected with the history of the apostolic church. Jews were settled there from the first in large numbers, were governed by their own ethnarch, and allowed to have the same political privileges with the Greeks. The chief interest of Antioch, however, is connected with the progress of Christianity among the heathen, Here the first Gentile church was founded, (<a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Acts 11:20,21</a>) here the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians (<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a>) It was from Antioch that St. Paul started on his three missionary journeys.</li> <li>IN <a href="../p/pisidia.htm">PISIDIA</a>, (<a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a>; <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">14:19,21</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">2 Timothy 3:11</a>) on the borders of Phrygia, corresponds to Yalobatch , which is distant from Aksher six hours over the mountains. This city, like the Syrian Antioch, was founded by Seleucus Nicator. Under the Romans it became a colonia , and was also called Caesarea.</li> </ol><a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>AntiochThe name of two cities mentioned in the New Testament. The first was situated on the river Orontes, twenty miles from its mouth, and was the metropolis of all Syria. It was founded by Seleucus Nicator, and called by him after the name of his father Antiochus. This city is celebrated by Cicero, as being opulent and abounding in men of taste and letters. It was at one time a place of great wealth and refinement, and ranked as the third city in the Roman Empire. Its situation, amid innumerable groves and small streams, midway between Alexandria and Constantinople, rendered it a place of great beauty and salubrity, as well as commercial importance. It was also a place of great resort for the Jews, and afterwards for Christians, to all of whom invitations and encouragements were held by Seleucus Nicator. The distinctive name of "Christians" was here first applied to the followers of Jesus, <a href="/context/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19</a>,26 13:1 Ga 2:11. Antioch was highly favored by Vespasian and Titus, and became celebrated for luxury and vice. Few cities have suffered greater disasters. Many times it has been nearly ruined by earthquakes, one of which, in 1822, destroyed one-fourth of its population, then about twenty thousand. It is now called Antakia. The other city, also found by Seleucus Nicator, was called Antioch of Pisidia, because it was attached to that province, although situated in Phrygia, <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a> 14:19,21 <a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">2 Timothy 3:11</a>. <a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. It was the metropolis of Syria, and afterwards became the capital of the Roman province in Asia. It ranked third, after Rome and Alexandria, in point of importance, of the cities of the Roman empire. It was called the "first city of the East." Christianity was early introduced into it (<a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19</a>, 21, 24), and the name "Christian" was first applied here to its professors (<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a>). It is intimately connected with the early history of the gospel (<a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Acts 6:5</a>; <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">11:19</a>, 27, 28, 30; <a href="/acts/12-25.htm">12:25</a>; <a href="/acts/15-22.htm">15:22</a>-35; <a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">Galatians 2:11</a>, 12). It was the great central point whence missionaries to the Gentiles were sent forth. It was the birth-place of the famous Christian father Chrysostom, who died A.D. 407. It bears the modern name of Antakia, and is now a miserable, decaying Turkish town. Like Philippi, it was raised to the rank of a Roman colony. Such colonies were ruled by "praetors" (R.V. marg., <a href="/acts/16-20.htm">Acts 16:20</a>, 21).(2.) In the extreme north of Pisidia; was visited by Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey (<a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a>). Here they found a synagogue and many proselytes. They met with great success in preaching the gospel, but the Jews stirred up a violent opposition against them, and they were obliged to leave the place. On his return, Paul again visited Antioch for the purpose of confirming the disciples (<a href="/acts/14-21.htm">Acts 14:21</a>). It has been identified with the modern Yalobatch, lying to the east of Ephesus. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>ANTIOCH, IN SYRIAan'-ti-ok, (Antiocheia). (2) Antioch in Syria.-In 301 B.C., shortly after the battle of Ipsus, which made him master of Syria, Seleucus Nicator rounded the city of Antioch, naming it after his father Antiochus. Guided, it was said, by the flight of an eagle, he fixed its site on the left bank of the Orontes (the El-`Asi) about 15 miles from the sea. He also rounded and fortified Seleucia to be the port of his new capital. The city was enlarged and embellished by successive kings of the Seleucid Dynasty, notably by Seleucus Callinicus (246-226 B.C.), and Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.). In 83 B.C., on the collapse of the Seleucid monarchy, Antioch fell into the hands of Tigranes, king of Armenia, who held Syria until his defeat by the Romans fourteen years later. In 64 B.C. the country was definitely annexed to Rome by Pompey, who granted considerable privileges to Antioch, which now became the capital of the Roman province of Syria. In the civil wars which terminated in the establishment of the Roman principate, Antioch succeeded in attaching itself constantly to the winning side, declaring for Caesar after the fall of Pompey, and for Augustus after the battle of Actium. A Roman element was added to its population, and several of the emperors contributed to its adornment. Already a splendid city under the Seleucids, Antioch was made still more splendid by its Roman patrons and masters. It was the "queen of the East," the third city, after Rome and Alexandria, of the Roman world. About five miles distant from the city was the suburb of Daphne, a spot sacred to Apollo and Artemis. This suburb, beautified by groves and fountains, and embellished by the Seleucids and the Romans with temples and baths, was the pleasure resort of the city, and "Daphnic morals" became a by-word. From its foundation Antioch was a cosmopolitan city. Though not a seaport, its situation was favorable to commercial development, and it absorbed much of the trade of the Levant. Seleucus Nicator had settled numbers of Jews in it, granting them equal rights with the Greeks (Ant., XII, iii, 1). Syrians, Greeks, Jews, and in later days, Romans, constituted the main elements of the population. The citizens were a vigorous, turbulent and pushing race, notorious for their commercial aptitude, the licentiousness of their pleasures, and the scurrility of their wit. Literature and the arts, however, were not neglected. In the early history of Christianity, Antioch occupies a distinguished place. The large and flourishing Jewish colony offered an immediate field for Christian teaching, and the cosmopolitanism of the city tended to widen the outlook of the Christian community, which refused to be confined within the narrow limits of Judaism. Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, was one of the first deacons (<a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Acts 6:5</a>). Antioch was the cradle of GentileChristianity and of Christian missionary enterprise. It was at the instance of the church at Antioch that the council at Jerusalem decided to relieve GentileChristians of the burden of the Jewish law (<a href="/nasb/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a>). Antioch was Paul's starting-point in his three missionary journeys (<a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a>; <a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Acts 15:36</a>; 18:23), and thither he returned from the first two as to his headquarters (<a href="/acts/14-26.htm">Acts 14:26</a>; <a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Acts 18:22</a>). Here also the term "Christian," doubtless originally a nickname, was first applied to the followers of Jesus (<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a>). The honorable record of the church at Antioch as the mother-church of GentileChristianity gave her a preeminence which she long enjoyed. The most distinguished of her later sons was John Chrysostom. The city suffered severely from earthquakes, but did not lose its importance until the Arab conquest restored Damascus to the first place among Syrian cities. Antioch still bears its ancient name (Antakiyeh), but is now a poor town with a few thousand inhabitants. C. H. ThomsonANTIOCH, OF PISIDIAan'-ti-ok, pi-sid'-i-a (Antiocheia pros Pisidia, or aAntiocheia he Pisidia = "Pisidian"). 1. History: (1) Antioch of Pisidia was so called to distinguish it from the many other cities of the same name founded by Seleucus Nicator (301-280 B.C.) and called after his father Antiochus. It was situated in a strong position, on a plateau close to the western bank of the river Anthios, which flows down from the Sultan Dagh to the double lake called Limnai (Egerdir Gol). It was planted on the territory of a great estate belonging to the priests of the native religion; the remaining portions of this estate belonged later to the Roman emperors, and many inscriptions connected with the cult of the emperors, who succeeded to the Divine as well as to the temporal rights of the god, have survived. (See Sir W. M. Ramsay's paper on "The Tekmoreian Guest-Friends" in Studies in the History and Art of the Eastern Roman Provinces, 1906.) The plateau on which Antioch stood commands one of the roads leading from the East to the Meander and Ephesus; the Seleucid kings regularly founded their cities in Asia Minor at important strategical points, to strengthen their hold on the native tribes. There is no evidence that a Greek city existed on the site of Antioch before the foundation of Seleucus. Ramsay must be right in connecting Strabo's statement that Antioch was colonized by Greeks from Magnesia on the Meander with the foundation by Seleucus; for it is extremely unlikely that Greeks could have built and held a city in such a dangerous position so far inland before the conquest of Alexander. Pre-Alexandrian Greek cities are seldom to be found in the interior of Asia Minor, and then only in the open river valleys of the west. But there must have been a Phrygian fortress at or near Antioch when the Phrygian kings were at the height of their power. The natural boundary of Phrygian territory in this district is the Pisidian Mts., and the Phrygians could only have held the rich valley between the Sultan Dagh and Egerdir Lake against the warlike tribes of the Pisidian mountains on condition that they had a strong settlement in the neighborhood. We shall see below that the Phrygians did occupy this side of the Sultan Dagh, controlling the road at a critical point. The Seleucid colonists were Greeks, Jews and Phrygians, if we may judge by the analogy of similar Seleucid foundations. That there were Jews in Antioch is proved by <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14, 50</a>, and by an inscription of Apollonia, a neighboring city, mentioning a Jewess Deborah, whose ancestors had held office in Antioch (if Ramsay's interpretation of the inscription, The Cities of Paul, 256, is correct). In 189 B.C., after the peace with Antiochus the Great, the Romans made Antioch a "free city"; this does not mean that any change was made in its constitution but only that it ceased to pay tribute to the Seleucid kings. Antony gave Antioch to Amyntas of Galatia in 39 B.C., and hence it was included in the province Galatia (see GALATIA) formed in 25 B.C. out of Amyntas' kingdom. Not much before 6 B.C., Antioch was made a Roman colony, with the title Caesareia Antiocheia; it was now the capital of southern Galatia and the chief of a series of military colonies founded by Augustus, and connected by a system of roads as yet insufficiently explored, to hold down the wild tribes of Pisidia, Isauria and Pamphylia. 2. Pisidian Antioch: Much controversy has raged round the question whether Antioch was in Phrygia or in Pisidia at the time of Paul. Strabo defines Antioch as a city of Phrygia toward Pisidia, and the same description is implied in <a href="/acts/16-6.htm">Acts 16:6</a>, and 18:23. Other authorities assign Antioch to Pisidia, and it admittedly belonged to Pisidia after the province of that name was formed in 295 A.D. In the Pauline period it was a city of Galatia, in the district of Galatia called Phrygia (to distinguish it from other ethnical divisions of Galatia, e.g. Lycaonia). This view is certain on a study of the historical conditions (see Ramsay, The Church in the Roman Empire, 25); and is supported by the fact that Phrygian inscriptions (the surest sign of the presence of a Phrygian population, for only Phrygians used the Phrygian language) have been found around Antioch. See <a href="../p/pisidia.htm">PISIDIA</a>. This corner of Phrygia owed its incorporation in the province Galatia to the military situation in 39 B.C., when Amyntas was entrusted with the task of quelling the disorderly Pisidian tribes. No scheme of military conquest in the Pisidian mountains could omit this important strategical point on the Northwest. This fact was recognized by Seleucus when he rounded Antioch, by Antony when he gave Antioch to Amyntas, and by Augustus when he made Antioch the chief of his military colonies in Pisidia. A military road, built by Augustus, and called the Royal Road, led from Antioch to the sister colony of Lystra. According to the story preserved in the legend of "Paul and Thekla," it was along this road that Paul and Barnabas passed on their way from Antioch to Iconium (<a href="/acts/13-51.htm">Acts 13:51</a>; compare <a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">2 Timothy 3:11</a>; see Ramsay, The Church in the Roman Empire, 27-36). 3. Language and Religion: Latin continued to be the official language of Antioch, from its foundation as a Roman colony until the later part of the 2nd century A.D. It was more thoroughly Romanized than any other city in the district; but the Greek spirit revived in the 3rd century, and the inscriptions from that date are in Greek. The principal pagan deities were Men and Cybele. Strabo mentions a great temple with large estates and many hierodouloi devoted to the service of the god. 4. Paul at Antioch: Antioch, as has been shown above, was the military and administrative center for that part of Galatia which comprised the Isaurian, Pisidian and Pamphylian mountains, and the southern part of Lycaonia. It was hence that Roman soldiers, officials, and couriers were dispatched over the whole area, and it was hence, according to <a href="/acts/13-49.htm">Acts 13:49</a>, that Paul's mission radiated over the whole region. (On the technical meaning of "region" here, see PISIDIA.) The "devout and honorable women" (the King James Version) and the "chief men" of the city, to whom the Jews addressed their complaint, were perhaps the Roman colonists. The publicity here given to the action of the women is in accord with all that is known of their social position in Asia Minor, where they were often priestesses and magistrates. The Jews of Antioch continued their persecution of Paul when he was in Lystra (<a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Acts 14:19</a>). Paul passed through Antioch a second time on his way to Perga and Attalia (<a href="/acts/14-21.htm">Acts 14:21</a>). He must have visited Antioch on his second journey (<a href="/acts/16-6.htm">Acts 16:6</a>; Ramsay, The Church in the Roman Empire, 74), and on his third (<a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a>; ibid., 96). LITERATURE. Antioch was identified by Arundel, Discoveries in Asia Minor, I, 281, with the ruins north of Yalovadj. A full account of the city in the Greek and Roman periods is given in Ramsay,. The Cities of Paul, 247-314. The inscriptions are published in CIG, 3979-81; LeBas, III, 1189, 1815-25; CIL, III, 289; Sterrett, Epigraphical Journey in Asia Minor, 121; Wolfe Expedition in Asia Minor, 218; Ephem. Epigr., V, 575; Athen. Mirth., XIV, 114. Add to this list (borrowed from Pauly-Wissowa) the inscriptions published in Ramsay's article on "The Tekmoreian Guest-Friends," referred to above. For the Phrygian inscriptions of the Antioch district, see Ramsay's paper in Jahresh. Oest. Arch. Inst., VIII, 85. W. M. Calder<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/490.htm">490. Antiocheia -- Antioch, the name of two cities</a> ... Antioch, the name of two cities. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Antiocheia Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-okh'-i-ah) Short Definition: Antioch ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/490.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/491.htm">491. Antiocheus -- an Antiochian, an inhabitant of Antioch</a> ... an Antiochian, an inhabitant of Antioch. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Antiocheus Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-okh-yoos') Short Definition: ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/491.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3066.htm">3066. Loukios -- Lucius, the name of two Christians</a> ... Loukios Phonetic Spelling: (loo'-kee-os) Short Definition: Lucius Definition: Lucius, (a) of Cyrene, an early Christian, in the church of Antioch, by some ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3066.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4581.htm">4581. Seleukeia -- Seleucia, a city of Syria</a> ... Seleukeia Phonetic Spelling: (sel-yook'-i-ah) Short Definition: Seleucia Definition: Seleucia, on the Syrian coast, the harbor of Syrian Antioch. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4581.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4742.htm">4742. stigma -- a bed of leaves or rushes</a> ... 4742 ("brand-mark") refers to the literal scars on Paul from the lictor's rods at Pisidian Antioch, the stoning at Lystra, etc. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4742.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/pamphilius/church_history/bishops_of_antioch.htm">Bishops of Antioch.</a> ... Supplementary Notes and Tables. Bishops of Antioch. (Dates taken from the table given by Harnack in his Zeit des Ignatius, p.62.) Evodius. ... //christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/church history/bishops of antioch.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/the_first_preaching_at_antioch.htm">The First Preaching at Antioch</a> ... THE FIRST PREACHING AT ANTIOCH. 'And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they ware come to Antioch, spake unto ... /.../expositions of holy scripture the acts/the first preaching at antioch.htm<a href="/library/unknown/the_decretals/serapion_bishop_of_antioch.htm">Serapion, Bishop of Antioch.</a> ... Serapion, Bishop of Antioch. [ad circa 190-200-211.] He was the eighth bishop of Antioch, a diligent writer and exemplary pastor. ... //christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/serapion bishop of antioch.htm<a href="/library/tidwell/the_bible_period_by_period/chapter_xx_from_antioch_to.htm">From Antioch to the Destruction of Jerusalem.</a> ... From Antioch to The Destruction of Jerusalem. ... At Antioch he made a complete break with the Jews and at Lystra they stoned him until they thought he was dead. ... /.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xx from antioch to.htm<a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/chapter_xix_of_the_sedition_of.htm">Of the Sedition of Antioch.</a> ... Book V. Chapter XIX."Of the sedition of Antioch. ... 385. The revolt at Thessalonica was in 390, and the disturbances at Antioch in 387. ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xix of the sedition of.htm<a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/chapter_xxvii_of_the_council_of.htm">Of the Council of Antioch and what was done There against the Holy ...</a> ... Book II. Chapter XXVII."Of the Council of Antioch and what was done there against the holy Meletius. At this time, [586] Constantius was residing at Antioch. ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxvii of the council of.htm<a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_lix_of_the_disturbance_at.htm">Of the Disturbance at Antioch by Eustathius.</a> ... Book III. Chapter LIX."Of the Disturbance at Antioch by Eustathius. In the midst, however, of the general happiness occasioned ... /.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter lix of the disturbance at.htm<a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/cxii_to_domnus_bishop_of.htm">To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch.</a> ... To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch. ... It must therefore be placed between the arrival of the summons at Antioch and the departure of Domnus for Ephesus. ... /.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/cxii to domnus bishop of.htm<a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_xi_goths_at_antioch.htm">Goths at Antioch</a> ... BOOK I. ANTIOCH CHAPTER XI GOTHS AT ANTIOCH. Oh! thou goddess, ... No less a person than the all-powerful Rufinus had come to Antioch. ... /.../chapter xi goths at antioch.htm<a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_lxvi_philip_at_antioch.htm">Philip at Antioch</a> ... BOOK VI CHAPTER LXVI PHILIP AT ANTIOCH. ... The household at Antioch was assembled to meet and greet them, scattering roses and lilies. ... /.../chapter lxvi philip at antioch.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/antioch.htm">Antioch (21 Occurrences)</a> ... On his return, Paul again visited Antioch for the purpose of confirming the disciples (Acts 14:21). ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ANTIOCH, IN SYRIA. ... /a/antioch.htm - 27k<a href="/topical/p/pisidia.htm">Pisidia (2 Occurrences)</a> ... The Taurus range of mountains extends through it. Antioch, one of its chief cities, was twice visited by Paul (Acts 13:14; 14:21-24). Int. ...ANTIOCH, OF PISIDIA. ... /p/pisidia.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/c/cilicia.htm">Cilicia (8 Occurrences)</a> ... its neighbors by land by its encircling mountains, save for its two famous mountain passes, the "Syrian Gates," which offer an easy road to Antioch and the ... /c/cilicia.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/b/barsabbas.htm">Barsabbas (2 Occurrences)</a> ... bar-sab-'as (Ioudas Barsabbas): Judas was, with Silas, a delegate from the church in Jerusalem to the GentileChristians of Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. ... /b/barsabbas.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/a/assembly.htm">Assembly (371 Occurrences)</a> ... Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, (WEB DBY YLT). Acts 11:26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. ... /a/assembly.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/s/silas.htm">Silas (22 Occurrences)</a> ... He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the church there to accompany Paul and Barnabas on their return to Antioch from the council of the apostles and ... /s/silas.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/s/separate.htm">Separate (115 Occurrences)</a> ... Having been miraculously delivered at the pile, Thecla went in search of Paul and when she had found him she accompanied him to Antioch. ... /s/separate.htm - 71k<a href="/topical/b/barnabas.htm">Barnabas (33 Occurrences)</a> ... His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch (13:1). Luke speaks of him as a "good man" (11:24). ... /b/barnabas.htm - 25k<a href="/topical/i/iconium.htm">Iconium (6 Occurrences)</a> ... It was first visited by Paul and Barnabas from Antioch-in-Pisidia during the apostle's first missionary journey (Acts 13:50, 51). ... /i/iconium.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/l/lucius.htm">Lucius (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Of Cyrene, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1), and Paul's kinsman (Romans 16:21). His name is ... /l/lucius.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Antioch-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of Antioch in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Ignatius-of-Antioch.html">Who was Ignatius of Antioch? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Paul-first-missionary-journey.html">What happened on Paul's first missionary journey? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Antioch (21 Occurrences)<a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Acts 6:5</a> These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19</a> They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/11-20.htm">Acts 11:20</a> But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Acts 11:22</a> The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a> When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/11-27.htm">Acts 11:27</a> Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a> Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a> But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Acts 14:19</a> But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/14-21.htm">Acts 14:21</a> When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/14-26.htm">Acts 14:26</a> From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/14-28.htm">Acts 14:28</a> And they remained a considerable time in Antioch with the disciples. (WEY)<a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1</a> Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved." (See NIV)<a href="/acts/15-22.htm">Acts 15:22</a> Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23</a> They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/15-30.htm">Acts 15:30</a> So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/15-35.htm">Acts 15:35</a> But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Acts 18:22</a> When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a> After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples. (WEY NIV)<a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">Galatians 2:11</a> But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">2 Timothy 3:11</a> persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me. 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