Act 2:8-11 | PNT

Acts 2:8-11

The long list of nations embraces the various races embraced in the "we" of Ac 2:8:

Parthians. Parthia was east of the Tigris.

Medes. Media, another part of the Medo-Persian empire, east of the Tigris.

Elamites. Elam was an ancient name of Persia.

Mesopotamia was the seat of Babylon. These four countries just named were thickly populated with Jews descended from those carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar.

Cappadocia. A Roman province not far from the Black Sea.

Pontus. A province south and east of the Black Sea.

Asia. The Roman province of which Ephesus was the capital. All the "seven churches" were in the province called "Asia" (Re 1:4,11). Phrygia, and Pamphylia. Parts of what is called Asia Minor.

Egypt. The great African province where many ten thousands of Jews had their home.

Parts of Libya. Of Africa.

About Cyrene. A great Grecian city on the coast west of Egypt. It is said that one-fourth of the population of Cyrene was Jewish.

Strangers of Rome. Roman Jews sojourning at Jerusalem.

Proselytes. Gentiles who had been converted to Judaism. Cretes. From the island of Crete.

Arabians. Many Jews dwelt in the desert lands south and east of Palestine, all called generally Arabia.