Bible Location
Meaning: the new city · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Neapolis was the port where Paul first landed in Europe on the Macedonian mission. It is important because it marks the sea-gate of one of the most consequential turning points in Acts. First appears in Acts 16:11.1
Place meaning
the new city
Coordinates
40.94, 24.42
First appears
Acts 16:11
AI summary: Neapolis matters because the gospel's movement into Europe is grounded in a real harbor and crossing. The city belongs to the threshold geography of the Macedonian call.1
Place meaning
the new city
Latitude
40.94
Longitude
24.42
Bible references
1
New city, a town in Thrace at which Paul first landed in Europe (Acts 16:11). It was the sea-port of the inland town of Philippi, which was distant about 10 miles. From this port Paul embarked on his last journey to Jerusalem (Acts 20:6). It is identified with the modern Turco-Grecian Kavalla. 3
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| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.