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Cilicia

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(rolling). A province of Asia Minor. Chief city, Tarsus, birthplace of Paul (Acts 9:11,30; 15:41¹¹And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, (Acts 9:11)
³⁰Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. (Acts 9:30)
⁴¹And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. (Acts 15:41)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Province in Asia Minor on the extreme north-east of the Mediterranean, separated from the other provinces by a range of mountains. It was more accessible to Syria by road than to the rest of Asia Minor. There were evidently Gentile believers there, for Cilicia was mentioned in the letter from Jerusalem on the exemption of the Gentiles from keeping the law. Paul and Silas visited the district, confirming the churches (Acts 6:9⁹Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. (Acts 6:9); Acts 15:23,41²³And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: (Acts 15:23)
⁴¹And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. (Acts 15:41); Gal. 1:21²¹Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; (Galatians 1:21)).

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2791 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Κιλικία

Transliteration:

Kilikia

Phonic:

kil-ik-ee’-ah

Meaning:

probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor

KJV Usage:

Cilicia

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

hair cloth

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A stone; which rolls or overturns:―a province of Asia Minor, Acts 6:9. {Lapis}