Bible Location
Meaning: penetrated · 6 cross references · Modern-day map available
Troas was a north-west Asia Minor port near ancient Troy, connecting the Aegean world with inland routes. It is important because it was the setting of Paul's Macedonian vision, a recurring stop on his journeys, and the place where personal items and ministry opportunities are remembered together. First appears in Acts 16:8.1
Place meaning
penetrated
Coordinates
39.75, 26.16
First appears
Acts 16:8
AI summary: Troas matters because it repeatedly stands at moments of movement and transition in Paul's ministry. In Acts it is the place where the vision calling Paul toward Macedonia is received, making Troas a turning point in the gospel's westward expansion. Later it remains a base for travel, reunion, and teaching, and in the letters it appears with a notably personal detail when Paul asks for the cloak and books left there. The cross references present Troas as both a mission port and a deeply human place of memory, decision, and ongoing work.1
Place meaning
penetrated
Latitude
39.75
Longitude
26.16
Bible references
6
A city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his second missionary journey, saw the vision of a “man of Macedonia,” who appeared to him, saying, “Come over, and help us” (Acts 16:8-11). He visited this place also on other occasions, and on one of these visits he left his cloak and some books there (2 Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13). The ruins of Troas extend over many miles, the site being now mostly covered with a forest of oak trees. The modern name of the ruins is Eski Stamboul i.e., Old Constantinople. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.