Call to Macedonia
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Date: c. AD 49–52. Paul's appearance before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia c. AD 51–52 according to an inscription at Delphi, anchors this journey.
At Troas, Paul sees a vision of a man of Macedonia pleading for help. The company sails by way of Samothrace to Neapolis and goes on to Philippi, a Roman colony and a leading city of the district.
Primary Scripture
16:9 During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
16:10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
16:11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
16:12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [26.08059, 39.50664]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Macedonia: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [22.93209, 40.63216]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Neapolis: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [24.41768, 40.94413]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Philippi: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [24.28619, 41.01196]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Samothrace: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [25.48607, 40.46728]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Troas: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [26.08059, 39.50664]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
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