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<p> Ne-ap'olis. (new city). [[Neapolis]] is the place in northern Greece, where Paul and his associates first landed in Europe, Acts 16:11, where, no doubt, he landed also on his second visit to Macedonia, Acts 20:1 , and whence, certainly, he embarked on his last journey, through that province to [[Troas]] and Jerusalem. Acts 20:6. </p> <p> [[Philippi]] being an inland town, Neapolis was evidently the port, and is represented by the present Kavalla. ( Kavalla is a city of 5000 or 6000 inhabitants, [[Greeks]] and Turks. Neapolis was situated within the bounds of Thrace, ten miles from Philippi, on a high rocky promontory jutting out into the AEgean Sea, while a temple of | Ne-Apolis <ref name="term_74160" /> | ||
==References == | <p> '''Ne-ap'olis.''' ''(new city).'' [[Neapolis]] is the place in northern Greece, where Paul and his associates first landed in Europe, Acts 16:11, where, no doubt, he landed also on his second visit to Macedonia, Acts 20:1 , and whence, certainly, he embarked on his last journey, through that province to [[Troas]] and Jerusalem. Acts 20:6. </p> <p> [[Philippi]] being an inland town, Neapolis was evidently the port, and is represented by the present ''Kavalla'' . (''Kavalla'' is a city of 5000 or 6000 inhabitants, [[Greeks]] and Turks. Neapolis was situated within the bounds of Thrace, ten miles from Philippi, on a high rocky promontory jutting out into the AEgean Sea, while a temple of Diana crowned the hill-top. - Editor). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:06, 13 October 2021
Ne-Apolis [1]
Ne-ap'olis. (new city). Neapolis is the place in northern Greece, where Paul and his associates first landed in Europe, Acts 16:11, where, no doubt, he landed also on his second visit to Macedonia, Acts 20:1 , and whence, certainly, he embarked on his last journey, through that province to Troas and Jerusalem. Acts 20:6.
Philippi being an inland town, Neapolis was evidently the port, and is represented by the present Kavalla . (Kavalla is a city of 5000 or 6000 inhabitants, Greeks and Turks. Neapolis was situated within the bounds of Thrace, ten miles from Philippi, on a high rocky promontory jutting out into the AEgean Sea, while a temple of Diana crowned the hill-top. - Editor).
