the Apostle page 2 by ric gustafson
Saul explained that he was a Jew of Tarsus. He was a citizen of no mean city.
Tarsus was a principal city on the plain of Cilicia. This was in the southwest corner of Asia Minor. The Tarsus mountains curved 25 miles inland . On the west was the sea. To the north was gorges and cliffs. The river Cydnus ran narrow and swift through the city.
An engineering masterpiece in town was an artificial harbor. In spring, the harbor came alive with slaves unloading goods of the Orient.
Tarsus was a fusion of civilizations at peace. There was a mixture of Cilicians, Hittites, Greeks, Assyrians and Persians.
A colony of Jews had been settled there since about 170 BC.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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