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Pontus in the Bible.

Pontus is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,015 km (631 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Acts 2:9 to 1 Peter 1:1.

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About Pontus.

A province of Asia Minor, stretching along the southern coast of the Euxine Sea, corresponding nearly to the modern province of Trebizond. In the time of the apostles it was a Roman province. Strangers from this province were at Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:9), and to “strangers scattered throughout Pontus,” among others, Peter addresses his first epistle (1 Pet. 1:1). It was evidently the resort of many Jews of the Dispersion. Aquila was a native of Pontus (Acts 18:2).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Pontus.

Aquila 1Claudius 1Jesus 1Simon 1Priscilla 1

All 3 verses that name Pontus.

Acts 2

  • Acts 2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
  • Acts 18:2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

1 Peter 1

  • 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Questions about Pontus.

Where is Pontus in the Bible?

Pontus is a region its middle about 1,015 km (631 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Pontus named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Pontus in 3 verses, in 2 books, from Acts 2:9 to 1 Peter 1:1.

Which people are named with Pontus in the Bible?

The verses that name Pontus also name Aquila, Claudius, Jesus, Simon and Priscilla.

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