Paphos
Paphos was a city on the island of Cyprus, where Paul and Barnabas encountered a sorcerer and converted the proconsul to Christianity.
The name Paphos means “which boils, or is very hot”
PlaceNew Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- New Paphos
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 34.756° N, 32.404° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Alternative names
- ΠάφοςPaphos
Mentions
- They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
- After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.