Region
Pontus
Approximate location. A region or area. The marker is only a representative point.
- Ancient name
- Pontus
- Modern location
- The Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and its hinterland
- Location
- Approximate location
Editorial summary
Aquila, the tentmaker whom Paul found at Corinth with his wife Priscilla, was a Jew of Pontus by race. Pontus is also among the lands named by the crowd in Jerusalem at Pentecost.
From here
Scripture
Location certainty
A region, not a single place, in northern Asia Minor along the Black Sea. The marker is OpenBible.info’s representative point for the region.
- Coordinates
- 40.6800° N, 37.8300° E