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Greece in the Bible.

Greece is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,289 km (801 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Daniel 8:21 to Acts 20:2.

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About Greece.

Orginally consisted of the four provinces of Macedonia, Epirus, Achaia, and Peleponnesus. In Acts 20:2 it designates only the Roman province of Macedonia. Greece was conquered by the Romans B.C. 146. After passing through various changes it was erected into an independent monarchy in 1831.

Moses makes mention of Greece under the name of Javan (Gen. 10:2-5); and this name does not again occur in the Old Testament till the time of Joel (3:6). Then the Greeks and Hebrews first came into contact in the Tyrian slave-market. Prophetic notice is taken of Greece in Dan. 8:21.

The cities of Greece were the special scenes of the labours of the apostle Paul.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Greece.

Ephraim 1

Near Greece.

All 5 verses that name Greece.

Daniel 3

  • Daniel 8:21And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
  • Daniel 10:20Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
  • Daniel 11:2And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

Zechariah 1

  • Zechariah 9:13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

Acts 1

  • Acts 20:2And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

Questions about Greece.

Where is Greece in the Bible?

Greece is a region its middle about 1,289 km (801 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 Greece named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Greece in 5 verses, in 3 books, from Daniel 8:21 to Acts 20:2.

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