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Acts 13

Acts 13 ( Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)): Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene , and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul . As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost... Mentions: Simeon , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Samuel , Antioch 1 , Cyrene , Seleucia , Cyprus , Salamis . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch, Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Macedonia (region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .) Pamphylia (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 13:13 , Acts 14:24 , Acts 15:38 , Acts 27:5 (identified with Perga ).) Iconium (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:51 , Acts 14:1 , Acts 14:19 , Acts 14:21 , Acts 16:2 , 2 Tim 3:11 .) Antioch 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 6:5 , Acts 11:19 , Acts 11:20 , Acts 11:22 , Acts 11:26 , Acts 11:27 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 13:30 : "But God raised him from the dead:"; Acts 13:37 : "But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."; Acts 2:13 : "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 13 ( Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)), Acts (New Testament • 28 Chapters), 2 Kings 13 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 13 (25 verses)).

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Acts 13
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Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene , and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul . As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost... Mentions: Simeon , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Samuel , Antioch 1 , Cyrene , Seleucia , Cyprus , Salamis .

Acts 13:1
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Acts Chapter 13, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Acts 13:1

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 13 –28 following Paul's missionary journeys across the Greco-Roman world, the Jerusalem Council uniting Jewish and Gentile believers, trials, and unhindered proclamation in Rome .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Map of Paul's First Missionary Journey (Acts 13–14)
IMAGE • maps

Antioch to Cyprus ( Salamis , Paphos ), Perga , Pisidian Antioch , Iconium , Lystra , and Derbe .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Acts
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New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Macedonia
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Biblical Place • Thessalonica • 40.632°N, 22.932°E

region. Referenced in Acts 16:9 , Acts 16:10 , Acts 16:12 , Acts 18:5 , Acts 19:21 .

Pamphylia
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Biblical Place • Perga • 37.005°N, 30.905°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 13:13 , Acts 14:24 , Acts 15:38 , Acts 27:5 (identified with Perga ).

Iconium
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Biblical Place • 37.884°N, 32.494°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:51 , Acts 14:1 , Acts 14:19 , Acts 14:21 , Acts 16:2 , 2 Tim 3:11 .

Antioch 1
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Biblical Place • 36.202°N, 36.162°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 6:5 , Acts 11:19 , Acts 11:20 , Acts 11:22 , Acts 11:26 , Acts 11:27 .

Perga
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Biblical Place • 37.005°N, 30.905°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:13 , Acts 13:14 , Acts 14:25 .

Troas
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Biblical Place • 39.507°N, 26.081°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:8 , Acts 16:11 , Acts 20:5 , Acts 20:6 , 2 Cor 2:12 , 2 Tim 4:13 .

Thessalonica
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Biblical Place • 40.632°N, 22.932°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:1 , Acts 17:11 , Acts 17:13 , Acts 27:2 , Phil 4:16 , 2 Tim 4:10 .

Antioch 2
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Biblical Place • 38.316°N, 31.179°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:14 , Acts 14:19 , Acts 14:21 , 2 Tim 3:11 .

Crete
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Biblical Place • 35.171°N, 25.007°E

island. Referenced in Acts 27:7 , Acts 27:12 , Acts 27:13 , Acts 27:21 , Titus 1:5 .

Paphos
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Biblical Place • 34.754°N, 32.400°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:6 , Acts 13:13 .

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 1 –12 showing the Risen Jesus empowering his followers with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , the bold multi-ethnic community in Jerusalem , and early expansion across Judea and Samaria .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Italy
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Biblical Place • Rome • 41.900°N, 12.483°E

region. Referenced in Acts 18:2 , Acts 27:1 , Acts 27:6 , Heb 13:24 .

Cyprus
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Biblical Place • 35.018°N, 33.208°E

island. Referenced in Isa 23:1 , Isa 23:12 , Jer 2:10 , Ezek 27:6 , Acts 4:36 .

Pisidia
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Biblical Place • Antioch 2 • 38.316°N, 31.179°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:14 , Acts 14:24 (identified with Antioch 2 ).

גָּאַל
gaal (gāʾal) [gaw-AL]
H1350 Hebrew verb 104x
to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)

To buy back, ransom, liberate kin from debt/enslavement, avenge blood, maintain property in family; Yahweh acts as Goel of Israel redeeming from Egypt and exile.

Derivation: Primitive root.
Berea
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Biblical Place • 40.517°N, 22.200°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:10 , Acts 17:13 .

Assos
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Biblical Place • 39.490°N, 26.336°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 20:13 , Acts 20:14 .

Bar Kokhba Letters — Autographs of Shimon Bar Kokhba
IMAGE • archaeology

Military dispatches from the leader of the Second Jewish Revolt (132–135 CE) found in Nahal Hever.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Greece
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Biblical Place • Athens • 37.983°N, 23.733°E

region. Referenced in Dan 8:21 , Dan 10:20 , Dan 11:2 , Zech 9:13 , Acts 20:2 .

Seleucia
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Biblical Place • 36.111°N, 35.927°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:4 .

Salamis
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Biblical Place • 35.177°N, 33.908°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:5 .

Taylor Prism (Sennacherib's Annals) — Siege of Jerusalem
IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal baked clay prism in the British Museum recording Sennacherib's campaign against Hezekiah : 'I shut him up like a caged bird'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Nazareth Inscription — Imperial Edict on Grave Robbery
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Marble slab inscribed with an imperial ordinance imposing capital punishment on tomb violators, found in Nazareth .

Roman Imperial Chancellery • Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque nationale de France CC-BY-SA 4.0
Puteoli
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Biblical Place • 40.836°N, 14.268°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 28:13 .

Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
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Hexagonal cuneiform prism recording Sennacherib's capture of 46 fortified Judean cities and tribute from Hezekiah .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Rhegium
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Biblical Place • 38.112°N, 15.643°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 28:13 .

Cyrene
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Biblical Place • 32.825°N, 21.858°E

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrene%2C_Libya. Referenced in Matt 27:32 , Mark 15:21 , Luke 23:26 , Acts 2:10 , Acts 11:20 .

2 Kings 13
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2 Kings • Chapter 13 (25 verses)

In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria , and reigned seventeen years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, whic... Mentions: Joash , Ahaziah , Judah , Jehoahaz (or Johanan ), Jacob/Israel , Samaria , Syria , Aphek 2 .

Acts 1:8
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Acts Chapter 1, Verse 8

Scripture passage in Acts 1:8

Acts 8:1
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Acts Chapter 8, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Acts 8:1

Scripture Passages (24)

Acts 13:30 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

But God raised him from the dead:

Acts 13:37 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

Acts 13:49 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

Acts 13:52 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Acts 13:18 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

Acts 13:40 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

Acts 13:13 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos , they came to Perga in Pamphylia : and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem .

Acts 13:51 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium .

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Acts 13:3 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Acts 13:9 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Then Saul , (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

Acts 13:23 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus :

Acts 13:32 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

Acts 13:35 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Acts 13:44 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

Acts 13:12 (KJV)
Acts 13 KJV

Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

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