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Tarsus

Cilicia · New Testament · 5 verses

The chief city of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor, a center of learning. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

About Tarsus

The chief city of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor, a center of learning.

Its place in the story

Tarsus was the birthplace of the apostle Paul, who described it as no ordinary city. Barnabas went to Tarsus to find Saul and bring him to Antioch.

Tarsus in Scripture (KJV)

“And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,”
Acts 9:11 (KJV)
“Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.”
Acts 9:30 (KJV)
“Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:”
Acts 11:25 (KJV)
“But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.”
Acts 21:39 (KJV)
“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”
Acts 22:3 (KJV)

Where it leads

Tarsus was the home city of Paul, the great apostle of Jesus Christ.

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The chief city of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor, a center of learning. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

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Tarsus was the birthplace of the apostle Paul, who described it as no ordinary city. Barnabas went to Tarsus to find Saul and bring him to Antioch.

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