Major Greco-Roman city on the Orontes in where believers scattered by the persecution after first preach to and where the disciples are first called . The church sends , who fetches Saul from to teach there for a year. From Antioch the Spirit sets apart Barnabas and for the first missionary journey, and Paul returns there between journeys; the dispute over food laws with also takes place in the city.
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Modern location: Antioch on the Orontes. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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