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Macedonia

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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In New Testament times, was a Roman province lying north of Greece. It was governed by a propraetor with the title of proconsul. Paul was summoned by the vision of the "man of Macedonia" to preach the gospel there (Acts 16:9 ). Frequent allusion is made to this event (18:5; 19:21; Romans 15:26; 2 co. 1:16; 11:9; Philippians 4:15 ). The history of Paul's first journey through Macedonia is given in detail in Acts 16:10-17:15 .. At the close of this journey he returned from Corinth to Syria. He again passed through this country (20:1-6), although the details of the route are not given. After many years he probably visited it for a third time (Philippians 2:24; 1 Timothy 1:3 ). The first convert made by Paul in Europe was (Acts 16:13-15 ) Lydia (q.v.), a "seller of purple," residing in Philippi, the chief city of the eastern division of Macedonia.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Macedonia'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/macedonia.html. 1897.
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