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Ci·li·cia
/səˈlɪʃ(i)ə/
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cilicia
a
maritime
province
in
the
south-east
of
Asia
Minor
.
Tarsus
,
the
birth-place
of
Paul
,
was
one
of
its
chief
towns
,
and
the
seat
of
a
celebrated
school
of
philosophy
.
Its
luxurious
climate
attracted
to
it
many
Greek
residents
after
its
incorporation
with
the
Macedonian
empire
.
It
was
formed
into
a
Roman
province
,
B.C. 67.
The
Jews
of
Cilicia
had
a
synagogue
at
Jerusalem
(
Acts
6:9).
Paul
visited
it
soon
after
his
conversion
(
Gal
. 1:21;
Acts
9:30),
and
again
,
on
his
second
missionary
journey
(15:41), "
he
went
through
Syria
and
Cilicia
,
confirming
the
churches
."
It
was
famous
for
its
goat's-hair
cloth
,
called
cilicium
.
Paul
learned
in
his
youth
the
trade
of
making
tents
of
this
cloth
.
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Cilicia
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