Apollonia

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Smith's Bible Dictionary. (belonging to Apollo), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed in their way from Philippi and Amphipolis to Thessalonica. Ac 17:1 According to the Antonine Itinerary it was distant 30 Roman miles from Amphipolis and 37 Roman miles from Thessalonica.

(Sozusa): Arsuf. The name is probably not originally taken from Apollo (Egypt- Horus) but from Apollonius, son of Thraseas, who governed Coele-Syria for Seleucus Antipater (Macc x:69 ff). It was rebuilt by Gabinius in 57 B.C. 

 

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Acts 17:1 - Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

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