Bible Location
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Greece is the wider Hellenic world that became increasingly important in the later Old Testament and New Testament periods. It is important because biblical prophecy anticipates Greek power and the New Testament places much of Paul's ministry within Greek cities and provinces. First appears in Dan 8:21.1
Coordinates
39.05, 22.98
First appears
Dan 8:21
AI summary: Greece is larger than any one New Testament city and marks a major historical horizon in biblical thought. Daniel and Zechariah treat Greece as a coming or rising power within the succession of world kingdoms, while Acts places Paul within the Greek world as he strengthens churches and travels across Macedonia and Achaia. The name therefore bridges prophecy, empire, culture, and mission. The cross references present Greece as the broader Hellenic sphere in which later biblical history and Christian expansion unfold.1
Latitude
39.05
Longitude
22.98
Bible references
5
Orginally consisted of the four provinces of Macedonia, Epirus, Achaia, and Peleponnesus. In Acts 20:2 it designates only the Roman province of Macedonia. Greece was conquered by the Romans B.C. 146. After passing through various changes it was erected into an independent monarchy in 1831.
Moses makes mention of Greece under the name of Javan (Gen. 10:2-5); and this name does not again occur in the Old Testament till the time of Joel (3:6). Then the Greeks and Hebrews first came into contact in the Tyrian slave-market. Prophetic notice is taken of Greece in Dan. 8:21.
The cities of Greece were the special scenes of the labours of the apostle Paul. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.