Acts 18:2; 27:1, 6; Heb. 13:24), like most geographical names, was differently used at different periods of history. As the power of Rome advanced, nations were successively conquered and added to it till it came to designate the whole country to the south of the Alps. There was constant intercourse between Palestine and Italy in the time of the Romans.
Region
Italy
- Name means
- abounding with calves or heifers
- Today
- region
- Location
- 42.787°N, 12.081°E · related-surrounding
- Mentioned
- 4 verses
About Italy
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.