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traveled by foot to Jerusalem. In Acts 15:41 we are told that Paul traveled through Syria and Cilicia doing
ministry. This means they traveled through the Cilician Gates. Many might picture the gates of a city, but
this would be incorrect. These gates were a gorge valley through a mountainous area that allowed
travelers to reach Galatia by land. More recently it looks like the picture on the right.

This map is quite
helpful when looking
into Paul’s second
missionary journey.
This journey would lead
him into Greece. Major
stops in Greece would
include Corinth and
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Athens.

It was in Athens that
Paul was taken to the
Areopagus and
preached to the Council
(Acts 17:16-33). It was
in Corinth that Paul
changed his ministry
focus to the Gentiles
(Acts 18:6). After his
return to Jerusalem
Paul went back to
Antioch of Syria.
Antioch would serve as
his base for the third
missionary journey.

Paul’s third missionary Journey took him back to Greece. He went up through Cilicia, Galatia, Phrygia,
Asia Minor, then sailed to Macedonia, went to Athens in Greece, and then Corinth. After Corinth he then
traveled back through Macedonia, travels to Ephesus and then back to Jerusalem. The trip can be seen
clearly in the following illustration from the Holman Bible Atlas.
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165 Brisco, Thomas V. Holman Bible Atlas. Holman Reference. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998.
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166 Brisco, Thomas V. Holman Bible Atlas. Holman Reference. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998.
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