Bible Location
Meaning: perdition · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Apollonia was the Macedonian city between Amphipolis and Thessalonica through which Paul and Silas passed. It is important because it belongs to the same Roman road corridor used in the Thessalonian mission. First appears in Acts 17:1.1
Place meaning
perdition
Coordinates
40.62, 23.47
First appears
Acts 17:1
AI summary: Apollonia matters because Acts often notes the intermediate places that made mission travel possible. Its mention reinforces the grounded, route-based nature of Paul's movement across Macedonia.1
Place meaning
perdition
Latitude
40.62
Longitude
23.47
Bible references
1
A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| 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.