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A city of southern Turkey near the Mediterranean Sea west of Adana. Settled in the Neolithic Period, it was one of the most important cities of Asia Minor under Roman rule (after 67 B.C.). Saint Paul was born in Tarsus. Population: 216,000.

 

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Tarsus
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City (pop., 2000: 216,382), south-central Turkey. It is located near the Mediterranean Sea coast. Settled from Neolithic times, it was razed and rebuilt c. 700 BC by the Assyrian king Sennacherib. Later, Achaemenid and Seleucid rule alternated with periods of autonomy. In 67 BC it was absorbed into the new Roman province of Cilicia, becoming one of the principal cities of the Eastern and Byzantine empires. It was the site of the first meeting in 41 BC between Mark Antony and Cleopatra and was the birthplace of St. Paul. It remained a leading industrial and cultural centre through the early Byzantine period. It came under various powers in the 10th – 15th century and passed to the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. Modern Tarsus is a prosperous agricultural and cotton-milling centre.

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Bible Guide: Tarsus
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City in Asia Minor and the birthplace of Paul (Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3). The harbor city was built by the River Cydnus, 10 miles (16 km) from the Mediterranean. Although not located on the coast, it had a harbor and enjoyed a prosperous overseas trade. As a junction of trade-routes under Roman rule (1st century B.C.), Tarsus became a government center. Mark Antony made it a free city and granted citizenship to its inhabitants. It was an intellectual and educational center, noted for its schools of stoic scholars.

Paul was born and raised in Tarsus and after his conversion spent many further years in this town (Acts 9:30; Gal 1:21; 2:1). He remained until he was visited by Barnabas who wished him to take part in the preaching to the Greeks (Acts 11:25). Probably he learned in Tarsus the craft of tentmaking (Acts 18:3) from which he earned his money during his travels (Acts 20:34; I Thes 2:9; II Thes 3:8). The cosmopolitan nature of the city doubtless greatly influenced his thought and personality.

Today Tarsus is the Turkish town of Tersoos.

Concordance
Acts 9:11, 30; 11:25; 21:39; 22:3

 
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Tarsus (tär'səs, Turk. tärsʊs'), city (1990 pop. 191,333), S Turkey, in Cilicia, on the Tarsus (anc. Cydnus) River, near the Mediterranean Sea. It is an agricultural trade center; copper, zinc, chromium, and coal are mined in the region. Ancient Tarsus, first mentioned in the 8th cent. B.C., was the capital of Cilicia and one of the most important cities of Asia Minor. It reached the height of its prosperity and cultural achievement under Roman rule. The city was destroyed by the Arabs c.A.D. 660 and was rebuilt by them in the 780s. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1515. The apostle Paul was born there.

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Tarsus (from the Greek ταρσός, for "flat basket") may refer to:

  • Tarsus (skeleton), the skeletal region between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus
  • Tarsus (eyelids), elongated plate of dense connective tissue in each eyelid
  • The final segment of an arthropod leg
  • Tarsus Academy, a fictional school for nanotech modification in the computer game Deus Ex: Invisible War

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