Attalia, a seaport in Pamphylia, was visited by Paul and Barnabas. (Act.14.25)
Attalia, mentioned in Act.14.25, was a seaport city in the region of Pamphylia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Paul and Barnabas visited Attalia at the end of Paul's first missionary journey, after preaching the gospel in Perga. From Attalia, they sailed back to Antioch, from where they had originally been sent out. Attalia served as an important harbor in ancient times. The city was founded by and named after Attalus II Philadelphus, a king of Pergamon, in the 2nd century BC.
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(from Attalus), a coast-town of Pamphylia, mentioned (Acts 14:25) It was built by Attalus Philadelphus, king of Pergamos, and named after the monarch. All its remains are characteristic of the date of its foundation. Leake fixes Attalia at Adalia, on the south court of Asia Minor, north of the Duden Su, the ancient Catarrhactes.
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ATTALI'A, a seaport-town of Pamphylia, Acts 14:25, named from its founder, Attalus; later it was called Satalia, and now Adalia.
ATTALI'A, a seaport-town of Pamphylia, Acts 14:25, named from its founder, Attalus; later it was called Satalia, and now Adalia.
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And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
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