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Alexandria

Egypt · today Alexandria

Intellectual center of the ancient world and home of the largest known library. Apollos, who comes from here, is described as eloquent and well versed in the Scriptures.

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • Alexandreia Greek

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Italy ITALY Cyrene Cyrene Cilicia CILICIA Asia ASIA Achaia ACHAIA Ephesus Ephesus Egypt EGYPT Alexandria Alexandria 200 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 8 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH EPHESUS · EGYPT · ACHAIA · ASIA AND 3 MORE, named in the same passages

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Ruins at Alexandria.

Ruins at Alexandria.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Cyrene ABOUT 480 MI (780 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Ephesus ABOUT 490 MI (790 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 320 MI (510 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

5 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 31.1825, 29.8965

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