Bible Location
Meaning: which boils · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Paphos was the Cypriot city where Paul and Barnabas confronted Elymas and where the proconsul Sergius Paulus believed. It is important because it marks a decisive missionary encounter on the first journey. First appears in Acts 13:6.1
Place meaning
which boils
Coordinates
34.71, 32.57
First appears
Acts 13:6
AI summary: Paphos matters because apostolic proclamation, occult opposition, and Roman authority all meet there. The confrontation with Elymas leads directly to the proconsul's response and gives the mission in Cyprus its defining moment. The cross references present Paphos as a Cypriot capital of gospel witness, conflict, and conversion.1
Place meaning
which boils
Latitude
34.71
Longitude
32.57
Bible references
2
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. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.