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Achaia in the Bible.

Achaia is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,429 km (888 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 10 verses, from Acts 18:12 to 1 Thessalonians 1:8.

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About Achaia.

The name originally of a narrow strip of territory in Greece, on the north-west of the Peloponnesus. Subsequently it was applied by the Romans to the whole Peloponnesus, now called the Morea, and the south of Greece. It was then one of the two provinces (Macedonia being the other) into which they divided the country when it fell under their dominion. It is in this latter enlarged meaning that the name is always used in the New Testament (Acts 18:12, 27; 19:21; Rom. 15: 26; 16:5, etc.). It was at the time when Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles under the proconsular form of government; hence the appropriate title given to Gallio as the “deputy,” i.e., proconsul, of Achaia (Acts 18:12).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Achaia.

Jesus 3Paul 3Gallio 1Stephanas 1Timotheus 1

Near Achaia.

All 10 verses that name Achaia.

Acts 3

  • Acts 18:12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
  • Acts 18:27And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
  • Acts 19:21After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

Romans 1

  • Romans 15:26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 1

  • 1 Corinthians 16:15I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

2 Corinthians 3

  • 2 Corinthians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
  • 2 Corinthians 9:2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

1 Thessalonians 2

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

Questions about Achaia.

Where is Achaia in the Bible?

Achaia is a region its middle about 1,429 km (888 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Achaia named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Achaia in 10 verses, in 5 books, from Acts 18:12 to 1 Thessalonians 1:8.

Which people are named with Achaia in the Bible?

The verses that name Achaia also name Jesus, Paul, Gallio, Stephanas and Timotheus.

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