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• Κιλικία , Κίλιξ

In New Testament times, the Roman administration governed the province of Cilicia from the neighbouring province of Syria. People often spoke of Syria and Cilicia as one combined region (Acts 15:23; Acts 15:41; Galatians 1:21). The main Roman road from Syria to Asia Minor passed through Cilicia, and Paul travelled this road when setting out on his second and third missionary journeys (Acts 15:41; Acts 18:22-23; for map see PAUL).

Much of Cilicia was mountainous and a home for robbers. It was no doubt one of the places Paul had in mind when he spoke of the dangers he frequently faced from robbers (2 Corinthians 11:26). His home town of Tarsus was the chief city of Cilicia (Acts 21:39).