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Neapolis

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Neapolis (ne-ăp'o-lĭs), new city. A place in Northern Greece where Paul first landed in Europe, and where he probably landed on his second visit, Acts 16:11; comp. 20:1, and whence he embarked on his last journey to Jerusalem. Acts 20:6. It is now a Turco-Grecian town of 5000 or 6000 population, and called Kavalla; it has numerous ruins.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Neapolis'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​n/neapolis.html. 1893.
 
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