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Acts 15:39

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Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

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Paul's Missionary JourneysThe routes of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world.
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Antioch in Syria was the mission-sending church where Paul and Barnabas separated; Barnabas then sailed with Mark to Cyprus, his native island and an earlier mission field. Jerusalem, Judea, Phoenicia, Samaria, Cilicia, and Pamphylia frame the council’s earlier journey and the churches affected by its decision.

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Acts 15:39 mentions Antioch, Cilicia, Cyprus, Jerusalem, Judea, Pamphylia, Phoenicia, Samaria and Syria.

Antioch · Volkan Hatem
Cilicia · Volker Höhfeld
Cyprus · Deensel
Jerusalem · Godot13

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