Cilicia — Bible place

A maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its luxurious climate attracted to it many Greek residents after its incorporation with the Macedonian empire. It was formed into a Roman province, B.C. 67. The Jews of Cilicia had a synagogue at Jerusalem (Acts 6:9). Paul visited it soon after his conversion (Gal. 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), “he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.” It was famous for its goat’s-hair cloth, called cilicium. Paul learned in his youth the trade of making tents of this cloth.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (8)

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Show passage in OET: ACT 6:9

OET-RV ACT 6:9

9 But a group from the Freedmen Synagogue as well as Yehudim (Jews) from Kurainai (Cyrene), Alexandria, Kilikia, and Asia Minor rose up and started arguing against Stefanos,

OET-LV ACT 6:9

9 But some of _the of the synagogue, which being _called Freedmen, and of_ones_from _Kuraʸnaʸ, and of _Alexandrians, and of _the ones from Kilikia, and Asia rose _up, debating with _the Stefanos.

Show passage in OET: ACT 15:23

OET-RV ACT 15:23

23 This is what they wrote: This letter is from the missionaries and elders, your brothers here in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to our non-Jewish fellow believers in Antiokeia and Aram (Syria) and Kilikia.

OET-LV ACT 15:23

23 having _written by the_hand of _them:
The ambassadors and the elders, brothers, to _be _greeting to _the ones in the Antioⱪeia, and Suria/(ʼArām), and Kilikia, brothers which from the_pagans.

Show passage in OET: ACT 15:41

OET-RV ACT 15:41

41 They went through Aram (Syria) and Kilikia, strengthening the assemblies there.

OET-LV ACT 15:41

41 And he _was _passing _through the Suria/(ʼArām) and Kilikia, strengthening the assemblies.

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