You are viewing page 6 in the series “Acts Facts” which provides 74 pages in a study of the book of Acts. We look in alphabetical order at all the places mentioned in Acts, with maps and notes about what happened at each place. Then we have verse-by-verse studies of the whole book of Acts.
To be distinguished from Caesarea Philippi further north and inland.
Philip preached in Caesarea of Samaria (Acts 8:40).
Paul visited Casearea after his conversion, and during his 2nd and 3rd missionary journeys (Acts 9:30, 18:22, 21:8).
Cornelius the centurion was from Caesarea (Acts 10:1).
When Paul’s nephew exposed a plot to kill Paul, the chief captain sent Paul with an escort of several hundred soldiers to the seaport of Caesarea (Acts 23:11-33).
Cape Salmone
Pronounced Cape Sal-moan'-ee
A cape at the northeastern tip of the island of Crete.
Mentioned in connection with Paul’s journey to Rome (Acts 27:7).
Cappadocia
Pronounced Cap-uh-dose'-ee-uh
Area north of Syria and east of Galatia.
People from Cappadocia were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:19).
Peter wrote a letter to the Cappadocian Christians
Caspian Sea
Inland sea near Parthia
Cenchrea
Pronounced Sen-kree'-uh
Harbour city southeast of Corinth and serving as the Corinthian seaport.
Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
Paul had a hair cut in Cenchrea (Acts 18:18).
Phoebe was a worker in the church at Cenchrea (Romans 16:1).
Chios
Pronounced Key'-oss
An island mentioned in connection with the latter part of Paul’s 3rd missionary journey when he stopped at Miletus to speak to the elders from Ephesus (Acts 20:13-17).
Cilicia
Pronounced Sill-iss'-ee-yuh
Region beyond Syria around to the west.
Paul was born in Tarsus a city of Cilicia (Acts 21:39).
Men from Cilicia disputed with Stephen (Acts 6:9).
False teachers from Jerusalem troubled the brethren in Cilicia (Acts 15:23-24).
Mentioned in connection with Paul’s 2nd missionary journey.
Paul travelled through there confirming the churches (Acts 15:41).
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