The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor. It was visited by Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour (Acts 13:6). It is new Paphos which is here meant. It lay on the west coast of the island, about 8 miles north of old Paphos. Its modern name is Baffa.
City
Paphos
- Name means
- which boils, or is very hot
- Location
- 34.707°N, 32.574°E
- Mentioned
- 2 verses
About Paphos
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
What happened here
- Barnabas and Saul go to CyprusActs 13:4–12
- Mission to Antioch in PisidiaActs 13:13–52
Every mention
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.