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Thessalonica

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(Acts 17:1, 11, 13; Phil. 4:16; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Tim. 4:10)—a principal city of Macedonia on the Thermaic Gulf, now Thessaloniki in northern Greece. It stood on the Via Egnatia and possessed a harbor that made it an important center of travel and trade. A substantial Jewish community had a synagogue there.

Scripture cited

Acts 17:1 Philippians 4:16 1 Thessalonians 1:1 2 Timothy 4:10

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