...they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
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| The Roman Road in Tarsus--- where Paul may have literally walked |
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
But they had heard only,
That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
Acts 9:30/Galatians 1:21-23
"It was difficult for them to believe that so bigoted a Pharisee, and one who had done so much to destroy the church, could become a sincere follower of Jesus."
Acts of the Apostles p.129 E.G.W.