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Syracuse is a city in the Bible, about 1,981 km (1,231 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Acts 28:12.
A city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was distinguished for its magnitude and splendour. It is now a small town of some 13,000 inhabitants.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Syracuse is a city about 1,981 km (1,231 miles) west 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 Syracuse in 1 verse, in 1 book.