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Cilicia is a region in the Bible, its middle about 569 km (354 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 8 verses, from Acts 6:9 to Galatians 1:21.
A maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its luxurious climate attracted to it many Greek residents after its incorporation with the Macedonian empire. It was formed into a Roman province, B.C. 67. The Jews of Cilicia had a synagogue at Jerusalem (Acts 6:9). Paul visited it soon after his conversion (Gal. 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), “he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.” It was famous for its goat’s-hair cloth, called cilicium. Paul learned in his youth the trade of making tents of this cloth.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Cilicia is a region its middle about 569 km (354 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
The King James Version names Cilicia in 8 verses, in 2 books, from Acts 6:9 to Galatians 1:21.
The verses that name Cilicia also name Gamaliel, Paul and Stephen.