Act 21:39 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 39. A Jew of Tarsus . A Jew by birth. . Of no mean city . Not obscure, or undistinguished. He could claim an honourable birth, so far as the place of his nativity was concerned. . Tarsus was much celebrated fro its learning, and was at one time the rival of Alexandria and Athens. Xenophon calls it a great and flourishing city . Anabasis. Josephus (Antiq. b. i. chap vi & 6) says that it was the metropolis and most renowned city among them . [the Cilicians .] (f) "Paul said" (g) "a citizen"

Acts 21:39

Verse 39. A Jew of Tarsus. A Jew by birth. Acts 9:11.

Of no mean city. Not obscure, or undistinguished. He could claim an honourable birth, so far as the place of his nativity was concerned. Acts 9:11. Tarsus was much celebrated fro its learning, and was at one time the rival of Alexandria and Athens. Xenophon calls it a great and flourishing city. Anabasis. Josephus (Antiq. b. i. chap vi & 6) says that it was the metropolis and most renowned city among them. [the Cilicians.]

(f) "Paul said" Acts 9:11, 22:3 (g) "a citizen" Acts 22:25