Cyprus · City
Paphos
Also called New Paphos and Nea Paphos
Identified site. Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Ancient name
- Paphos
- Modern location
- Kato Paphos (ancient Nea Paphos) · Cyprus
- Region
- Cyprus
- Location
- Identified site
Editorial summary
At the western end of Cyprus. The proconsul Sergius Paulus asked to hear Barnabas and Saul here, while the sorcerer Elymas opposed them.
What happened here
1The proconsul believes
At Paphos the sorcerer Elymas tried to turn the proconsul Sergius Paulus from the faith. Saul, also called Paul, declared that Elymas would be blind for a time, and the proconsul believed.
People here
4On these journeys
Scripture
Location certainty
Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Coordinates
- 34.7557° N, 32.4042° E