This area in modern-day Turkey was called Antioch in Pisidia (Pisidian Antioch) to distinguish it from Antioch in Syria. The apostle Paul visited this area twice (Acts 13:14 and Acts 14:21-24). This part of Turkey
was notorious for its many robbers in Paul's day, and may have been one of the places he alludes to when he states in 2Corinthians 11:26 that he experienced during his journeys "perils of robbers. . . "
Scriptural References: Acts 13 , 14 (KJV Bible)
Sources Used: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary
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