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Antioch on the Orontes

Modern Antakya, southern Türkiye
Coordinates 36.2025, 36.1600 View modern location ↗
Era Acts and the Pauline journeys

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The third largest city of the Roman Empire and the launchpad for Paul's three missionary journeys. Believers were first called "Christians" here. Paul publicly confronted Peter here over table fellowship with Gentiles.

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