Pentecost – the Nations in Jerusalem (Acts 2)

c. AD 33

The nations gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:9–11). The lines show where the Jewish pilgrims came from.

Pentecost – the Nations in Jerusalem (Acts 2)

c. AD 33

The nations gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:9–11). The lines show where the Jewish pilgrims came from.

Steder (16)

1 Jerusalem Acts 2:1-4 The centre: here the disciples were gathered on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came

2 The Parthian Empire Acts 2:9 Parthians – from the great Parthian empire east of the Roman Empire (present-day Iran)

3 Media Acts 2:9 Medes – from the ancient region of Media (north-western Iran)

4 Elam Acts 2:9 Elamites – from south-western Iran (the region of Susa)

5 Mesopotamia Acts 2:9 The land between the rivers – Jews from the region of ancient Babylon (present-day Iraq)

6 Judea Acts 2:9 The Jewish heartland around Jerusalem

7 Cappadocia Acts 2:9 A Roman province in central Anatolia (Turkey)

8 Pontus Acts 2:9 A coastal region by the Black Sea in northern Anatolia

9 The province of Asia Acts 2:9 The Roman province of Asia – western Anatolia, with Ephesus as its capital

10 Phrygia Acts 2:10 An inland region in western Anatolia

11 Pamphylia Acts 2:10 A coastal region on the south coast of Anatolia

12 Egypt Acts 2:10 The large Jewish community in Egypt, especially in Alexandria

13 Libya near Cyrene Acts 2:10 Jews from Cyrenaica – the Greek colony of Cyrene in present-day Libya

14 Rome Acts 2:10 Visitors from Rome – both Jews and proselytes

15 Crete Acts 2:11 The Mediterranean island of Crete, with a Jewish diaspora community

16 Arabia Acts 2:11 The Nabataean kingdom and north-western Arabia

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