Acco Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Acco, a port city in Asher, later known as Ptolemais.
Acco
PlaceA seaport in Asher, also called Ptolemais.
Names
- en Acco
- en Akko · Also called
- en Accho · Also called
- en Ptolemais · Also called
- he עַכּוֹ · H5910
- el Πτολεμαΐς · G4424
- bg Ако
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Acco Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Acco, later known as Ptolemais, was a seaport on the Mediterranean coast allotted to the tribe of Asher (Judges 1:31). However, Asher failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants of Acco, so they continued to live among the Israelites. In the New Testament, the city is called Ptolemais, reflecting its Hellenistic name during the intertestamental period. The apostle Paul visited Ptolemais at the end of his third missionary journey and stayed there one day with the believers (Act.21.7) before continuing on to Caesarea. Acco was an important port city throughout ancient history due to its strategic coastal location in northern Israel.
Sources: STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Acco@Jdg.1.31-Act)