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Place

Athens

Greek city

Greek city where Paul speaks at the Areopagus.

5 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Famous city where waits for and and is provoked by the city full of idols. He reasons in the synagogue and in the marketplace with passersby, including Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, who take him to the Areopagus to hear his teaching. There he delivers the speech about the unknown God, the Creator who has appointed a day to judge the world by the man he has raised, after which , , and others believe.

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Places in this story

Modern location: Athens. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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