Adjoin Africa Along Arabians Belonging Birth Converts Cretans Cyrene Cyre'ne Districts Egypt Either Heathenism Jews Libya Pamphylia Pamphyl'ia Phrygia Phryg'ia Proselytes Romans Rome Sojourners Sojourning Strangers Towards Visitors

2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, {f} Jews and proselytes,

(f) By Jews he means those that were both Jews by birth and Jews by profession of religion, though they were born in other places: and these latter ones were proselytes, who were born Gentiles, and embraced the Jewish religion.

2:10 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.

2:10 Roman sojourners - Born at Rome, but now living at Jerusalem. These seem to have come to Jerusalem after those who are above mentioned. All of them were partly Jews by birth, and partly proselytes.

2:5-13 The difference in languages which arose at Babel, has much hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first employed in spreading the Christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from God.

Arabians Belonging Converts Cretans Cyrene Cyre'ne Districts Egypt Either Heathenism Jews Libya Others Pamphylia Parts Phrygia Phryg'ia Proselytes Romans Rome Sojourning Strangers Towards

Arabians Belonging Converts Cretans Cyrene Cyre'ne Districts Egypt Either Heathenism Jews Libya Others Pamphylia Parts Phrygia Phryg'ia Proselytes Romans Rome Sojourning Strangers Towards


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