Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Antioch

Major early church center and launch point for Paul's missions. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationHatay Province, Turkey
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs20

High confidence

Modern identification

Antakya - Hatay Province, Turkey

Coordinates36.2267, 36.1717
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 11:26Acts 13:1-3Galatians 2:11Acts 6:5Acts 11:19Acts 11:20Acts 11:22Acts 11:27Acts 11:29Acts 13:1Acts 14:26Acts 14:27Acts 15:1Acts 15:22Acts 15:23Acts 15:30Acts 15:35Acts 18:22Acts 18:23Gal 2:11

Why this place is in the atlas

Major early church center and launch point for Paul's missions.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Antioch Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Major early church center and launch point for Paul's missions. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: ae41ab4, urlSlug: antioch-1, friendlyId: Antioch 1 OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 36.226691, longitude: 36.171743, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Hatay Province Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 11:26, Acts 13:1-3, Galatians 2:11, Acts 6:5 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 40s: Antioch becomes a mission center Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium