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Cilicia
People's Dictionary of the Bible
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Cilicia (sĭ-lĭsh'ĭ-ah), the southeasterly province of Asia Minor, having Cappadocia on the north, Syria on the east, the Mediterranean Sea on the south, and Pamphylia and Pisidia (?) on the west. Eastern Cilicia was a rich plain; western Cilicia was rough and mountainous, lying on the Taurus range. Its capital was Tarsus, and many of its people were Jews. It is frequently mentioned in the book of Acts 6:9; Acts 15:23; Acts 15:41; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3; Acts 23:34; Acts 27:5; and Galatians 1:21. See Tarsus.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Cilicia'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/c/cilicia.html. 1893.
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Cilicia'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/c/cilicia.html. 1893.
