Bible Characters & Character Studies
Ptolemais
First appears at Acts 21:7
First named in Scripture at Acts 21:7 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called “Accho” (q.v.), and received the name Ptolemais from Ptolemy Soter when he was in possession of Coele-Syria.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
