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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Paphos</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/p/paphos.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/acts/13-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/p/paphos.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Paphos</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/p/papers.htm" title="Papers">◄</a> Paphos <a href="/topical/naves/p/paphos--paul_blinds_a_sorcerer_in.htm" title="Paphos: Paul Blinds a Sorcerer In">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Paphos is a significant location mentioned in the New Testament, specifically in the Acts of the Apostles. It is a city situated on the southwest coast of the island of Cyprus. In the first century, Paphos was known for its cultural and religious significance, being a center for the worship of the goddess Aphrodite, also known as Venus in Roman mythology. The city was divided into two parts: Old Paphos (modern-day Kouklia) and New Paphos, which was the administrative center during the Roman period.<br><br><b>Biblical Account:</b><br><br>Paphos is prominently featured in the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul. In <a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Acts 13</a>, Paul, along with Barnabas and John Mark, travels to Cyprus, beginning their mission in Salamis and eventually reaching Paphos. The account in <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6-12</a> describes a significant event that took place in Paphos:<br><br>"When they had traveled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus, who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas and said, 'You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.' Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord." (<a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6-12</a>)<br><br>This passage highlights the spiritual confrontation between Paul and Elymas (Bar-Jesus), a sorcerer who attempted to hinder the proconsul Sergius Paulus from accepting the Gospel. The miraculous blinding of Elymas served as a powerful demonstration of the authority of the Gospel and led to the conversion of Sergius Paulus, marking a significant victory for the early Christian mission.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Context:</b><br><br>Paphos, as a Roman administrative center, was a place of political and religious influence. The presence of a proconsul like Sergius Paulus indicates the city's importance within the Roman Empire. The worship of Aphrodite in Paphos was well-known, and the city was a hub for various religious practices, including those that were contrary to the teachings of Christianity.<br><br>The encounter in Paphos underscores the challenges faced by early Christian missionaries as they confronted pagan beliefs and practices. The power of the Gospel to overcome such opposition is a recurring theme in the Acts of the Apostles, demonstrating the transformative impact of the Christian message.<br><br><b>Archaeological Significance:</b><br><br>Modern archaeological discoveries in Paphos have unearthed significant artifacts and structures, including Roman villas, mosaics, and temples, which provide insight into the city's historical and cultural landscape during the time of Paul. These findings corroborate the biblical account of Paphos as a prominent and influential city in the ancient world.<br><br>Paphos remains a site of historical and religious interest, reflecting its enduring legacy as a place where the early Christian message was proclaimed and received amidst a backdrop of diverse religious traditions.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Paphos</span><p>which boils, or is very hot<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Paphos</span><p>(<i>boiling</i> , or <i>hot</i>), a town at the west end of Cyprus, connected by a react with Salamis at the east end. It was founded B.C. 1184 (during the period of the judges in Israel). Paul and Barnabas travelled, on their first missionary expedition, "through the isle" from the latter place to the former, (<a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6</a>) The great characteristic of Paphos was the worship of Aphrodite or Venus, who was fabled to have here risen from the sea. Her temple, however, was at "Old Paphos" now called <i>Kuklia</i> . The harbor and the chief town were at "New Paphos," ten miles to the northwest. The place is still called <i>Baffa</i> .<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Paphos</span><p>A maritime city on the western extremity of the isle of Cyprus. It had a tolerable harbor, and was the station of a Roman proconsul. </p><p>About sixty furlongs from the city was the celebrated temple of Venus, who was hence often called the "Paphian goddess." The infamous rites in honor of this goddess continued to be practiced hundreds of years after Paul and Barnabas introduced the gospel here, though their labors were blessed with some fruits, <a href="/context/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6-13</a>. See ELYMAS. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor. It was visited by Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour (<a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6</a>). It is new Paphos which is here meant. It lay on the west coast of the island, about 8 miles north of old Paphos. Its modern name is Baffa. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">PAPHOS</span><p>pa'-fos:<br><br>1. Site:<br><br>The name of two towns, Old (Palaia Paphos, or Palaipaphos) and New Paphos Nea Paphos), situated at the southwestern extremity of Cyprus. Considerable confusion is caused by the use of the single name Paphos in ancient writers to denote now one, now the other, of these cities. That referred to in <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6, 13</a> is strictly called New Paphos (modern Baffa), and lay on the coast about a mile South of the modern Ktima and some 10 miles Northwest of the old city. The latter (modern Kouklia) is situated on an eminence more than a mile from the sea, on the left bank of the Diarrizo, probably the ancient Bocarus.<br><br>2. History of Old Paphos:<br><br>It was founded by Cinyras, the father of Adonis, or, according to another legend, by Aerias, and formed the capital of the most important kingdom in Cyprus except that of Salamis. Its territory embraced a considerable portion of Western Cyprus, extending northward to that of Soli, southward to that of Curium and eastward to the range of Troodus. Among its last kings was Nicocles, who ruled shortly after the death of Alexander the Great. In 310 B.C. Nicocreon of Salamis, who had been set over the whole of Cyprus by Ptolemy I of Egypt, was forced to put an end to his life at Paphos for plotting with Antigonus (Diodorus xx. 21, who wrongly gives the name as Nicocles; see Athenische Mitteilungen, XXII, 203;), and from that time Paphos remained under Egyptian rule until the Roman annexation of Cyprus in 58 B.C. The growth of New Paphos brought with it the decline of the old city, which was also ruined by successive earthquakes. Yet its temple still retained much of its old fame, and in 69 A.D. Titus, the future emperor of Rome, turned aside on his journey to Jerusalem, which he was to capture in the following year, to visit the sacred shrine and to inquire of the priests into the fortune which awaited him (Tacitus History ii.2-4; Suetonius Titus 5).<br><br>3. History of New Paphos:<br><br>New Paphos, originally the seaport of the old town, was founded, according to tradition, by Agapenor of Arcadia (Iliad ii0.609; Pausan. viii.5, 2). Its possession of a good harbor secured its prosperity, and it had several rich temples. According to Dio Cassius (liv.23) it was restored by Augustus in 15 B.C. after a destructive earthquake and received the name Augusta (Greek Sebaste). Under the Roman Empire it was the administrative capital of the island and the seat of the governor. The extant remains all date from this period and include those of public buildings, private houses, city walls and the moles of the harbor.<br><br>4. The Temple and Cult:<br><br>But the chief glory of Paphos and the source of its fame was the local cult, of which the kings and their descendants remained hereditary priests down to the Roman seizure of Cyprus. The goddess, identified with the Greek Aphrodite, who was said to have risen from the sea at Paphos, was in reality a Nature-goddess, closely resembling the Babylonian Ishtar and the Phoenician Astarte, a native deity of Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands. Her cult can be traced back at Paphos to Homeric times (Odyssey viii.362) and was repeatedly celebrated by Greek and Latin poets (Aeschylus Suppl. 555; Aristoph. Lys. 833; Virgil Aen. i0.415; Horace Odes i.19 and 30; iii0.26; Statius Silvae i.2, 101, etc.). The goddess was represented, not by a statue in human form, but by a white conical stone (Max. Tyr. viii0.8; Tacitus History ii0.3; Servius Ad Aen. i.724), of which models were on sale for the benefit of pilgrims (Athenaeus xv.18); her worship was sensuous in character and she is referred to by Athanasius as the deification of lust (Contra Genres 9). Excavation has brought to light at Old Paphos a complex of buildings belonging to Roman times and consisting of an open court with chambers or colonnades on three sides and an entrance on the East only, the whole forming a quadrilateral enclosure with sides about 210 ft. long. In this court may have stood the altar, or altars, of incense (Homer speaks of a single altar, Virgil of "a hundred altars warm with Sabean frankincense"); no blood might be shed thereon, and although it stood in the open it was "wet by no rain" (Tacitus, loc. cit.; Pliny, NH, ii.210). On the south side are the ruins of another building, possibly an earlier temple, now almost destroyed save for the western wall (Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX, 193-224). But the fact that no remains or inscriptions have been found here earlier than the Roman occupation of Cyprus militates against the view that the sanctuary stood at this spot from prehistoric times. Its site may be sought at Xylino, a short distance to the North of Kouklia (D.G. Hogarth, Times, August 5, 1910), or possibly on the plateau of Rhantidi, some 3 miles Southeast of the village, where numerous inscriptions in the old Cyprian syllabic script were found in the summer of 1910 (M. Ohnefalsch-Richter, Times, July 29, 1910).<br><br>5. The Apostles' Visit:<br><br>After visiting Salamis and passing through the whole island, about 100 miles in length, Barnabas, Paul and Mark reached Paphos, the residence of the Roman proconsul, Sergius Paulus (for the title see CYPRUS). Here too they would doubtless begin by preaching in the synagogue, but the governor-who is probably the same Paulus whose name appears as proconsul in an inscription of Soli (D.G. Hogarth, Devia Cypria, 114)-hearing of their mission, sent for them and questioned them on the subject of their preaching. A Jew named Bar-Jesus or Elymas, who, as a Magian or soothsayer, "was with the proconsul," presumably as a member of his suite, used all his powers of persuasion to prevent his patron from giving his adherence to the new faith, and was met by Paul (it is at this point that the name is first introduced) with a scathing denunciation and a sentence of temporary loss of sight. The blindness which at once fell on him produced a deep impression on the mind of the proconsul, who professed his faith in the apostolic teaching. From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed in a northwesterly direction to Perga in Pamphylia (<a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6-13</a>).<br><br>Paul did not revisit Paphos, but we may feel confident that Barnabas and Mark would return there on their 2nd missionary journey (<a href="/acts/15-39.htm">Acts 15:39</a>). Of the later history of the Paphian church we know little. Tychicus, Paul's companion, is said to have been marryred there, and Jerome tells us that Hilarion sought in the neighborhood of the decayed and almost deserted town the quiet and retirement which he craved (Vita Hilar. 42). The Acta Barnabae speak of a certain Rhodon, who was attached to the temple service at Old Paphos, as having accepted the Christian faith.<br><br>LITERATURE.<br><br>Besides the works already referred to, see Journal of Hellenic Studies, IX, 175-92 (citation of passages from ancient authors relating to Old Paphos, together with a list of medieval and modern authorities), 225-271 (inscriptions and tombs), and the bibliography appended to article CYPRUS.<br><br>Marcus N. Tod<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3974.htm"><span class="l">3974. <b>Paphos</b> -- <b>Paphos</b>, a city in Cyprus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3973, 3974. <b>Paphos</b>. 3975 . <b>Paphos</b>, a city in Cyprus. Part of Speech: Noun,<br> Feminine Transliteration: <b>Paphos</b> Phonetic Spelling: (paf <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3974.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/919.htm"><span class="l">919. Bariesous -- "son of Joshua," Bar-Jesus, a false prophet</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Phonetic Spelling: (bar-ee-ay-sooce') Short Definition: Bar-Jesus Definition:<br> Bar-Jesus, the name of the magician and false prophet at <b>Paphos</b> in Cyprus; he is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/919.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1681.htm"><span class="l">1681. Elumas -- Elymas, a magician</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Elumas Phonetic Spelling: (el-oo'-mas)<br> Short Definition: Elymas Definition: Elymas, the name of the sorcerer at <b>Paphos</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1681.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/stalker/the_life_of_st_paul/chapter_vi_his_missionary_travels.htm"><span class="l">His Missionary Travels</span></a> <br><b>...</b> After going through the length of the island, from east to west, evangelizing, they<br> arrived at <b>Paphos</b>, its chief town, and there the problems they had come out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../stalker/the life of st paul/chapter vi his missionary travels.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/drawing_nearer_to_the_storm.htm"><span class="l">Drawing Nearer to the Storm</span></a> <br><b>...</b> How much had passed since that day at <b>Paphos</b> (which they might have sighted from<br> the deck)! He had left <b>Paphos</b> with Barnabas and John Mark"where were they? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/drawing nearer to the storm.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sell/bible_studies_in_the_life_of_paul/study_iii_first_missionary_journey.htm"><span class="l">First Missionary Journey Scripture</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Col.4:10). +Paul Comes to the Front+ when his company leave <b>Paphos</b> and<br> ever after he has the first place (Acts 13:13). Here also <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study iii first missionary journey.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/to_the_regions_beyond.htm"><span class="l">To the Regions Beyond</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John to their<br> minister.6. And when they had gone through the isle unto <b>Paphos</b>, they found a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/to the regions beyond.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/a_commentary_on_acts_of_the_apostles/acts_xiii.htm"><span class="l">Acts XIII</span></a> <br><b>...</b> (6) "And having passed through the whole island as far as <b>Paphos</b>, they found a <b>...</b> (13)<br> "Now those about Paul set sail from <b>Paphos</b>, and went to Perga of Pamphylia. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_acts_of_barnabus/the_acts_of_barnabus.htm"><span class="l">The Acts of Barnabus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And having crossed the mountain called Chionodes, [2150] we came to Old <b>Paphos</b>,<br> and there found Rhodon, a temple servant, who also, having himself believed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the acts of barnabus/the acts of barnabus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_xxviii_acts_xiii_4.htm"><span class="l">Acts xiii. 4, 5</span></a> <br><b>...</b> xi.19), and so here they betook them to the synagogues. "And when they had gone<br> through the isle unto <b>Paphos</b>, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxviii acts xiii 4.htm</font><p><a href="/library/stalker/the_life_of_st_paul/chapter_viii_picture_of_a.htm"><span class="l">Picture of a Pauline Church</span></a> <br><b>...</b> was like inside. In <b>Paphos</b> or Iconium, in Thessalonica or Beroea or Corinth,<br> how did things go on after Paul left? What were the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../stalker/the life of st paul/chapter viii picture of a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palmer/a_birds-eye_view_of_the_bible/ix_the_kingdom_conquering_the.htm"><span class="l">The Kingdom Conquering the World</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1. Seleucia " " " " " 2. Salamis " " " " " 3. <b>Paphos</b> " " "<br> " " 4. Perga " " " " " 5. Antioch <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/ix the kingdom conquering the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pullan/the_books_of_the_new_testament/chapter_iv_the_gospel_according.htm"><span class="l">The Gospel According to St. Mark</span></a> <br><b>...</b> At any rate, the Greek can be so interpreted. After crossing from <b>Paphos</b> to the<br> mainland of Asia Minor, the missionaries arrived at Perga. Here St. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter iv the gospel according.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/paphos.htm"><span class="l"><b>Paphos</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was visited by Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour (Acts 13:6).<br> It is new <b>Paphos</b> which is here meant. <b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>PAPHOS</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paphos.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bar-jesus.htm"><span class="l">Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer<br> (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at <b>Paphos</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bar-jesus.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barjesus.htm"><span class="l">Barjesus (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer<br> (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at <b>Paphos</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barjesus.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cyprus.htm"><span class="l">Cyprus (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Phoenician influences too were at work, and the Phoenician settlements-Citium,<br> Amathus, <b>Paphos</b> and others-go back to a very early date. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cyprus.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pamphylia.htm"><span class="l">Pamphylia (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Paul and his company, loosing from <b>Paphos</b>, sailed north-west and came to Perga,<br> the capital of Pamphylia (Acts 13:13, 14), a province about the middle of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pamphylia.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kittim.htm"><span class="l">Kittim (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Naturally they brought with them their religion, the worship of the moon-goddess<br> Atargatis (Derceto) being introduced at <b>Paphos</b>, and the Phoenician Baal at <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kittim.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/loosed.htm"><span class="l">Loosed (41 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 13:13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from <b>Paphos</b>, they came to Perga<br> in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (KJV WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/loosed.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/length.htm"><span class="l">Length (135 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 13:6 When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as <b>Paphos</b>,<br> they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/length.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wonder-worker.htm"><span class="l">Wonder-worker (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 13:6 And when they had gone through all the island to <b>Paphos</b>, they came across<br> a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wonder-worker.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/isle.htm"><span class="l">Isle (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 13:6 And when they had gone through the isle unto <b>Paphos</b>, they found a certain<br> sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: (KJV WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/isle.htm - 15k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bar-Jesus-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Bar-Jesus in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Paul-first-missionary-journey.html">What happened on Paul's first missionary journey? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Cyprus-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of Cyprus in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><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><span class="encheading">Paphos (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6</a></span><br />When they had gone through the island to <span class="boldtext">Paphos</span>, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Acts 13:13</a></span><br />Now Paul and his company set sail from <span class="boldtext">Paphos</span>, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. 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