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Seleucia Pieria

City / town · Modern: Samandağ, Turkey · Syria

The seaport of Syrian Antioch, at the mouth of the Orontes. Paul and Barnabas sailed from here for Cyprus at the start of the first missionary journey (Acts 13:4).

Where in scripture

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 13:4 — cited in the description of Seleucia Pieria

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Acts 13:4

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