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Athens

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

Acts 17:19‑22

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(city of Athena, or Minerva). Capital of Attica and chief seat of Grecian learning and civilization. Situated in S. E. part of the Grecian Peninsula, five miles from its seaport, the Piraeus. Paul preached on its Areopagus or Mars’ Hill (Acts 17:19-22¹⁹And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? ²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. ²¹(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) ²²Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. (Acts 17:19‑22)), and founded a church there.

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