Antioch

Antioch appears in 18 verses of the Bible, from Acts to Galatians.

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Near Antioch on the Orontes, 500 km north of Jerusalem
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In the Bible dictionary

Antioch of Syria was the city where the disciples were first called Christians (Acts 11:26) and from which Paul and Barnabas were sent to the Gentiles.

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Key passages

Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
Acts 6:5 · Read the chapter
But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong.
Galatians 2:11 · Read the chapter

Every verse (18)

Acts: Act 6:5 Act 11:19 Act 11:20 Act 11:22 Act 11:26 Act 11:27 Act 11:29 Act 13:1 Act 14:26 Act 14:27 Act 15:1 Act 15:22 Act 15:23 Act 15:30 Act 15:35 Act 18:22 Act 18:23
Galatians: Gal 2:11

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