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Syracuse

Syracuse (Biblical Place • 37.068°N, 15.295°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 28:12 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Formation of the New Testament Canon & Apostolic Criteria—Historical consensus that the 27-book NT canon developed via rigorous criteria: apostolicity (authored by an apostle or close associate), orthodoxy (consistency with the Rule of Faith), catholicity (widespread use across churches), and antiquity (1st century origin). Debates on antilegomena resolved by the late 4th century.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Syracuse (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 28:12 .) Cush (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 2:13 , 2 Kgs 19:9 , Ps 68:31 , Ps 87:4 , Isa 11:11 , Isa 18:1 (identified with Ethiopia ).) Kedar (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 120:5 , Sng 1:5 , Isa 21:16 , Isa 21:17 , Isa 42:11 , Isa 60:7 (identified with Arabia ).) Meconah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 11:28 (identified with Ain 2 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 28:12 : "And landing at Syracuse , we tarried there three days.". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 28 ( Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)), Proverbs 5 ( Proverbs • Chapter 5 (23 verses)), Proverbs 2 ( Proverbs • Chapter 2 (22 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Syracuse
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 37.068°N, 15.295°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 28:12 .

Acts 28
99% Chapter
Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Alexandria , Syracuse , Rhegium , Puteoli , Rome .

Cush
85% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ethiopia • 21.960°N, 31.344°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 2:13 , 2 Kgs 19:9 , Ps 68:31 , Ps 87:4 , Isa 11:11 , Isa 18:1 (identified with Ethiopia ).

Kedar
82% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Arabia • 27.400°N, 37.700°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 120:5 , Sng 1:5 , Isa 21:16 , Isa 21:17 , Isa 42:11 , Isa 60:7 (identified with Arabia ).

Meconah
79% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ain 2 • 31.371°N, 34.861°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 11:28 (identified with Ain 2 ).

Baal-hamon
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hermon • 33.416°N, 35.857°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Sng 8:11 (identified with Mount Hermon ).

Zoan
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 30.975°N, 31.884°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 13:22 , Ps 78:12 , Ps 78:43 , Isa 19:11 , Isa 19:13 , Isa 30:4 .

Dimnah
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.782°N, 35.321°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:35 .

Ariel
74% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 29:1 , Isa 29:2 , Isa 29:7 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Sharon 1
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.639°N, 34.946°E

region. Referenced in 1 Chr 27:29 , Sng 2:1 , Isa 33:9 , Isa 35:2 , Isa 65:10 .

Arpad
71% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Hamath • 35.136°N, 36.749°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 18:34 , 2 Kgs 19:13 , Isa 10:9 , Isa 36:19 , Isa 37:13 , Jer 49:23 (identified with Hamath ).

Syene
70% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 24.066°N, 32.896°E

now Aswan. Referenced in Isa 49:12 , Ezek 29:10 , Ezek 30:6 .

Valley of Hamon-gog
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 39:11 , Ezek 39:15 (identified with Dibon 1 ).

Michelangelo — The Prophet Isaiah (Sistine Chapel)
IMAGE • artwork

The monumental fresco of the prophet Isaiah turning with a contemplative gaze holding his prophetic scroll.

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Isaiah 1 –39 chronicling warning of judgment on rebellious Jerusalem and surrounding nations, the vision of the Holy One of Israel , and prophecy of the coming Immanuel King.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
σπουδάζω
spoudazo (spoudázō) [spoo-dad'-zo]
G4704 Greek verb 11x
to make haste, to be zealous, eager, to give diligence

Primary meaning: to make haste, to be zealous, eager, to give diligence. Strong's: to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest. Lexical nuances: to make haste ; hence, to be zealous or eager, to give diligence : c. inf. (v. M, Pr. , 205 f.), Ga 2:10 , Eph 4:3 , I Th 2:17 , II Ti 2:15 4:9 , 21 , Tit 3:12 , He 4:11 , II Pe 1:10 3:14 ; c. acc. et inf. (on this construction v. Mayor in l.; MM, xxiii), II Pe 1:15 (for other constructions v. LS, s.v.).†

Derivation: from G4710 (σπουδή);
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Isaiah 40 –66 announcing comfort for exiles, the Suffering Servant who bears the sins of the world, and God's renewed covenant in a new creation.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
כִּפּוּר
kippur (kippûr) [kip-POOR]
H3725 Hebrew noun masculine plural 8x
atonement, expiation (Yom Kippur)

Atonement, expiation; occurs in plural of intensity Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonement, Leviticus 23:27), annual cleansing of sanctuary and nation.

Derivation: From כָּפַר (H3722) to atone.
Seal of Isaiah the Prophet — Clay Bulla with 'Yesha'yahu Nvy'
IMAGE • archaeology

Clay sealing unearthed just south of the Temple Mount bearing the inscription 'Yesha'yahu [N]vy' ( Isaiah the Prophet).

Judean Royal Court Seals • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Proverbs 5
4% Chapter
Proverbs • Chapter 5 (23 verses)

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Proverbs 2
4% Chapter
Proverbs • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
IMAGE • maps

Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Apostolic Authority, The Muratorian Fragment, Athanasius's 39th Festal Letter, and Antilegomena

Historical consensus that the 27-book NT canon developed via rigorous criteria: apostolicity (authored by an apostle or close associate), orthodoxy (consistency with the Rule of Faith), catholicity (widespread use across churches), and antiquity (1st century origin). Debates on antilegomena resolved by the late 4th century.

υἱοθεσία
huiothesia (huiothesía) [hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah]
G5206 Greek noun feminine 5x
adoption

Primary meaning: adoption. Strong's: the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God). Lexical nuances: with Israel: Ro 9:4 ;

Derivation: from a presumed compound of G5207 (υἱός) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);
προσκυνέω
proskyneo (proskynéō) [pros-koo-neh'-o]
G4352 Greek verb 60x
to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship

Primary meaning: to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship. Strong's: to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore). Lexical nuances: to make obeisance , do reverence to , worship ; prop. (as in cl., of the gods: Hdt., Æsch., Plat., al.), of God, Christ and supra-mundane beings: absol., Jo 4:20 12:20 , Ac 8:27 24:11 , He 11:21 (Westc., in l.), Re 11:1 ; πίπτειν καὶ π. , Re 5:14 ; c. dat. (of the significance of this constr. as compared with the usual cl., c. acc., v. Abbott, JG , 78 f.; JV , 133 ff.), Jo 4:21 , 23 , Ac 7:43 ,...

Derivation: from G4314 (πρός) and a probable derivative of G2965 (κύων) (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand);
Luke 23
3% Chapter
Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Revelation 20
3% Chapter
Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gog , Magog .

κανών
kanon (kanṓn) [kan-ohn']
G2583 Greek noun masculine 4x
a rod, bar, a measuring rule

Primary meaning: a rod, bar, a measuring rule, a rule. Strong's: a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity). Lexical nuances: a rod or bar ( Jth 13:6 ).

Derivation: from (a straight reed, i.e. rod);
ὁμολογία
homologia (homología) [hom-ol-og-ee'-ah]
G3671 Greek noun masculine 6x
an agreement, assent, compact

Primary meaning: an agreement, assent, compact, confession. Strong's: acknowledgment. Lexical nuances: in cl., an agreement , assent , compact (in π. , of a contract; Deiss., BS , 249).

Derivation: from the same as G3670 (ὁμολογέω);
Proverbs 4
3% Chapter
Proverbs • Chapter 4 (27 verses)

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

ἔξω
exo (éxō) [ex'-o]
G1854 Greek verb 63x
outside, without, he who is without, forth, out

Primary meaning: outside, without, he who is without, forth, out, out of. Strong's: out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively. Lexical nuances: outside, without ;

Derivation: adverb from G1537 (ἐκ);
Aleppo Codex — Deuteronomy 32 (The Song of Moses)
IMAGE • manuscripts

Poetic brickwork layout (stichometry) in the premier authority of the Hebrew Masoretic Bible.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
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PDF • monographs

Westcott and Hort's foundational monograph establishing the modern principles of New Testament textual criticism.

F. J. A. Hort / B. F. Westcott • Internet Archive / Public Domain Public Domain Mark 1.0
κλητός
kletos (klētós) [klay-tos']
G2822 Greek noun neuter 10x
called, invited, saints by calling

Primary meaning: called, invited, saints by calling. Strong's: invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint. Lexical nuances: called , invited (as to a banquet, Æsch., I Ki 1:41 , III Mac 5:14 ); in NT, always of the Divine call; to some office: κ. ἀπόστολος , Ro 1:1 , I Co 1:1 ; to salvation: Ro 8:28 , I Co 1:24 , Ju 1 ; κ. καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ κ. πιστοί , Re 17:14 ; in gosp. (not in pl., v.s. καλέω ) disting. fr. ἐκλεκτός , Mt 20:16 (WH, txt., R, omit), 22:14 ; κ. Ἰησοῦ Χρ. , Ro 1:6 ; κ. ἅγιοι , saints by calling , Ro 1:7 ,...

Derivation: from the same as G2821 (κλῆσις);

Scripture Passages (1)

Acts 28:12 (KJV)
Acts 28 KJV

And landing at Syracuse , we tarried there three days.

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