ptolemais

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Ptolemais definition


a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called "Accho" (q.v.), and received the name Ptolemais from Ptolemy Soter when he was in possession of Coele-Syria.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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