Acts 13:51

“But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, etc.] As Christ directed his apostles to do; (See Gill on “<401014>Matthew 10:14”). And came unto Iconium, a city in Lycaonia; here it is placed both by Ptolomy f700 and Strabo f701; Pliny says f702, that “there was a tetrarchy granted out of Lycaonia, on that part which borders on Galatia, consisting of fourteen cities, the most celebrated city being Iconium.” It was called by the Syrians an[ qyh, “Ik-ona”, which signifies “the bosom of sheep”; the country round about it being famous for feeding great numbers of sheep; and here afterwards was a church of Christ, a bosom for his sheep; it is now in the hands of the Turks, and is called…”

“shook off the dust of their feet against them--as directed (Mat 10:14). came unto Iconium--a populous city about forty-five miles southeast from Pisidian Antioch: at the foot of Mount Taurus; on the borders of Lycaonia, Phrygia, and Pisidia; and in later times largely contributing to the consolidation of the Turkish empire.”

“But they shook off the dust ... - See the notes on Matthew 10:14. And came unto Iconium - This was the capital of Lycaonia. It is now called Konieh, and is the capital of Caramania. “Konieh extends to the east and south over the plain far beyond the walls, which are about two miles in circumference ... Mountains covered with snow rise on every side, excepting toward the east, where a plain, as flat as the desert of Arabia, extends far beyond the reach of the eye” (Capt. Kinnear). “Little, if anything, remains of Greek or Roman Iconium, if we except the ancient inscriptions and the fragments of sculptures which are built into the Turkish walls.” “The city wall is said to have been erected by…”

“they: Act 18:6; Mat 10:14; Mar 6:11; Luk 9:5 Iconium: Act 14:1, Act 14:19, Act 14:21, Act 16:2 Acts 13:52”