Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Tarsus

Paul's hometown, a bridge between Jewish formation and Greco-Roman city life. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationMersin Province, Turkey
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs5

High confidence

Modern identification

Tarsus - Mersin Province, Turkey

Coordinates36.9130, 34.8921
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 9:11Acts 21:39Acts 22:3Acts 9:30Acts 11:25

Why this place is in the atlas

Paul's hometown, a bridge between Jewish formation and Greco-Roman city life.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Tarsus Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Paul's hometown, a bridge between Jewish formation and Greco-Roman city life. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a666ea0, urlSlug: tarsus, friendlyId: Tarsus OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 36.913028, longitude: 34.892056, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Mersin Province Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 9:11, Acts 21:39, Acts 22:3, Acts 9:30 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes 1st century AD: Paul's origin city Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium