21:1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course to Kos, and the [day] following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara:
21:2 And finding a ship sailing over to Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
21:3 Now when we had discovered Kittim (Cyprus), we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Turos (Tyre): for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
21:4 And finding taught ones, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paulos through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Yerushalayim.
21:5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
21:6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
21:7 And when we had finished [our] course from Turos (Tyre), we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
21:8 And the next [day] we that were of Paulos's company departed, and came to Kaisareia: and we entered into the Beit Philippos ha maggid Besurah HaGeulah which was [one] of the seven; and abode with him.
21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
21:10 And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Yehudah a certain navi, named Agabos (חָּגָּב).
21:11 And when he was come to us, he took Paulos's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Ruach HaKodesh, So shall the Yehudim at Yerushalayim bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Goyim.
21:12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Yerushalayim.
21:13 Then Paulos answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Yerushalayim for the Name of the Adonay Yeshua (ישוע).
21:14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Adonay be done.
21:15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Yerushalayim.
21:16 There went with us also [certain] of the taught ones of Kaisareia, and brought with them one Mnason of Kittim (Cyprus), an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
21:17 And when we were come to Yerushalayim, the brethren received us gladly.
21:18 And the [day] following Paulos went in with us to Ya'akov; and all the elders were present.
21:19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things Elohim (אלהים) had wrought among the Goyim by his ministry.
21:20 And when they heard [it], they glorified the Adonay, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Yehudim there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21:21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Yehudim which are among the Goyim to forsake Mosheh, saying that they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the customs.
21:22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou are come.
21:23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four anashim which have a vow on them;
21:24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave [their] heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but [that] thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
21:25 As touching the Goyim which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
21:26 Then Paulos took the anashim, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the Yamin hitkadeshut (purification), until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
21:27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Yehudim which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
21:28 Crying out, Anashim Benai Yisrael, help us!:
This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and ha Torah Mosheh, and this place: and further brought Yevanim also into the temple, and hath polluted this Makom HaKodesh.
21:29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimos an Ephesios, whom they supposed that Paulos had brought into the temple.)
21:30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paulos, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
21:31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Yerushalayim was in an uproar.
21:32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paulos.
21:33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
21:34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
21:35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
21:36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
21:37 And as Paulos was to be led into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
21:38 Are you not the Mitsrite who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?"
21:39 But Paulos said, "I am a Yehudi from Tarseus, a city in Kilikia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I implore you, permit me to speak to the people."
21:40 And when he had given him licence, Paulos stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand to the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spoke to [them] in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Tarseus / Tarsos Ταρσός meaning a flat basket the leading city in ancient Cilicia (a province between Syria and Asia Minor), located about 10 miles inland from the coast of present-day Turkey. Tarseus was the most important commercial port in the province of Cilicia since 2300 BC. It has remained continuously populated for more than 6,000 years, making it (perhaps) the oldest city in the world still in existence. It was the birth place of Rav Shaul - Paulos (Acts 9:11, Acts 9:30; Acts 11:25; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3)
Today, Tarseus is a modern city with not very many sights of interest to visitors, but a few are worthy of mention.
Paulos's Well is in a courtyard long believed to be the site of Paulos's house, which is approximately 300 meters north of the Republic Area in Kızılmurat District. Archaeological studies have shown Paulos's Well and surrounding areas to have Roman, Byzantium and Ottoman Period cultural layers. The site is a pilgrimage destination for some and the water from the well is believed to have healing powers.
The Tarseus Museum contains artworks of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, Roman and Byzantine coins, baked soil pots, and metallic materials.
The Cleopatra Gate, in western Tarseus on Mersin road, dates to around 40 BC. In the upper part of Sağlıklı Village, 15 km from Tarseus, are the remains of a Roman Road.
Sağlılı is a village in Tarseus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. At 37°02′N 34°55′E it is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to Tarseus and 37 kilometres (23 mi) to Mersin. Sağlıklı is famed for the 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) Roman road starting point of which is near the village. The population of village is 1455Near Izmir, clinging to a cliff face on a sharp slope near Altindere, is the most important and prestigious monastery of the area: The Virgin of the Black Rock or The Black Virgin.
when: Acts 9:24-25, Acts 17:10, Acts 17:15; Mat_10:23
Caesarea: Acts 8:40, or, Mat_16:13
Tarsus: Acts 9:11, Acts 11:25
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