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Acts 21:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 21:7

Verse 7 of 40

Scripture focus

And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

Acts 21:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 21:7

Theological / Devotional

Course. Gr. ploos, “voyage”; here either the voyage from Tyre or the entire voyage from Macedonia. Paul and his company apparently accomplished the remainder of their journey, from Ptolemais to Jerusalem, by land.

Ptolemais. The name given by Greek and Roman rulers to the town anciently known as Accho (Judges 1:31). Later it was named by the crusaders St. Jean d’Acre, or simply Acre. In OT times it was an important town, but was surpassed when Caesarea was built by Herod the Great.

The brethren. There was a church also at Ptolemais. Since the city lay on the great highway connecting the coastal cities, early believers who were dispersed during the persecution following Stephen’s death doubtless visited the city and won converts (see ch. 11:19).

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