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was high priest in Jerusalem.

THE ITINERARY

NOTE.--The cities, which Paul visited in this and the other
journeys, should be located upon the map by the student. It will
greatly increase the interest to consult some good Bible dictionary
and get well acquainted also with the history of the places.

+Salamis+, on the island of Cyprus, was the first place
reached, after sailing from Seleucia (Acts 13:4, 5) the
sea-port of Antioch. It was the natural thing to go first to
this island as it had been the home of Barnabas and many
Jews had settled there; it was about eighty miles to the
southwest of Seleucia.

+Paphos.+--After passing through the island from east
to west the missionaries came to Paphos. This city was
the seat of the worship of Venus, the goddess of love.
This worship was carried on with the most degrading
of immoralities.

The chief incidents in the ministry here were the
smiting of the Jewish sorcerer, Elymas, with blindness for his
persistent opposition and the conversion of the deputy of
the country, Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:6-12). Saul is
filled with an unusual power of the Spirit for his work in
this city and takes the name of Paul. It is now no longer
Barnabas and Saul, but Paul and Barnabas.

+Perga in Pamphylia+--(Acts 13:13, 14). The missionaries
take ship from Paphos and sail in a north-easterly
direction across the Mediterranean Sea to this city of Asia
Minor. John Mark, doubtless appalled by the difficulties
which had already been experienced and now that the
journey seemed to promise still greater hardships, left the
company and returned to Jerusalem.

+Antioch in Pisidia+ (Acts 13:14-52) was about ninety
miles directly north of Perga. It was a good-sized city
with a large Jewish population. Luke's account of this
visit is notable in that we have the chief points in Paul's
speech in the synagogue set down. This address is worth
study from the fact that it is the first sermon of Paul of
which we have any record, and is probably the usual way
in which he began his work in a great many Jewish
synagogues. Paul is asked to speak to the assembled Jews.
He begins upon the common ground of the history of
Israel. He declares the promise of a Savior. This
Savior is to be of the seed of David. Then Paul sets
forth that Jesus is the promised Savior. He reminds
them of the testimony of John and of those who had seen
Jesus before and after His resurrecti