places in the bible: Corinth

places in the bible: Corinth by ric Gustafson


This city means ' Descendant of the Greek God Helios'. This city is forty eight miles southwest of Athens. It is situated on the Isthmus of Corinth which is a narrow strip of land that connects Peloponnese with Northern Greece.
This city is mentioned in Acts 18:1-2. The Apostle Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met Aquila and his wife Priscilla. The city is also mentioned in Acts 19:1.
This city was destroyed in 146 BC but rebuilt by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. When the Apostle Paul lived in the city, it was the capital of Roman Greece. Paul worked in Corinth as a tentmaker. Paul wrote two epistles to the local Christian church there.
The city was destroyed by earthquakes in AD 375 and 551 but later was a prize during the Crusades. The city became part of Greece in the early nineteenth century.
Today the city is tied with it's past and well preserved ruins.


research help: ' 40 fascinating places in the bible' by Ellen Caughey


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