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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 13:6

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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13:6-12 At Paphos there was a power struggle with a false prophet, with the result that the power of God was manifested and the Roman governor became a believer. 13:6 Paphos was located on the southwest coast of Cyprus. As the leading city of Cyprus, it was of strategic importance. • a Jewish sorcerer . . . named Bar-Jesus: Such eastern magicians often exercised a tremendous influence in the Greco-Roman world.
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