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Tro·as
/ˈtroˌæs/
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Troas
a
city
on
the
coast
of
Mysia
,
in
the
north-west
of
Asia
Minor
,
named
after
ancient
Troy
,
which
was
at
some
little
distance
from
it
(
about
4
miles
)
to
the
north
.
Here
Paul
,
on
his
second
missionary
journey
,
saw
the
vision
of
a
"
man
of
Macedonia
,"
who
appeared
to
him
,
saying
, "
Come
over
,
and
help
us
" (
Acts
16:8-11).
He
visited
this
place
also
on
other
occasions
,
and
on
one
of
these
visits
he
left
his
cloak
and
some
books
there
(2
Cor
. 2:12; 2
Tim
. 4:13).
The
ruins
of
Troas
extend
over
many
miles
,
the
site
being
now
mostly
covered
with
a
forest
of
oak
trees
.
The
modern
name
of
the
ruins
is
Eski
Stamboul
i.e.,
Old
Constantinople
.
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Troas
,
penetrated
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