Place
Paphos
- Type
- City
- Location
- 34.707°, 32.574°
The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor.
Events here
- AD 45 Barnabas and Saul go to Cyprus
- AD 45–46 First Missionary Journey
- AD 45 Mission to Antioch in Pisidia
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 (Acts 13:6). 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.
In Scripture
2 verses in 1 book
- Acts13:6, 13
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