Book of Acts map Explanation is below the map.

This explanation goes through the Book of Acts chapter by chapter, so you can follow the map while you read Acts. If you are looking for a particular city, you can use your computer's search feature (CTRL-F) to see if it is included below.

Chapters 1 to 7.  These events take place in Jerusalem which is the small circle under the letter A, near the right edge of the Mediterranean Sea. To the right of the A is a way line that represents the Jordan River; the circle at the top of the line is the Sea of Galilee, and the shape at the bottom of the linen is the Dead Sea. The land to the left of these water-features, up to the sea coast, is Israel

Chapter 8. Philip goes to Samaria, the province just north of Jerusalem, about where the letter A is above (You can see Samaria more clearly on the Four Gospels Map.)  Acts Chapter 8 verse 26 says that Philip went on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Gaza is on the coastline, to the left of Jerusalem, just a little below the number 2. Ethiopia is not shown on this map; it is in Africa, to the south of Egypt.

Chapter 9. The country north of Israel is called Syria, shown by the letter B. The coastline of Syria is called Phoenicia or Lebanon. (from the number 11 and up to number 4). The city at the south end of Syria, dot number 1, is Damascus, the city Paul was traveling to at the beginning of Acts chapter 9. In Acts 22:34, Paul mentions his birthplace, Tarsus; it is city number 5, at the bottom shoreline of today's Turkey.

The last part of chapter 9 talks about Peter going to Lydda and Joppa. Joppa is city #2, on the coast even with Jerusalem, and Lydda is near it.

Chapter 10. Peter goes to Caesarea, city #3, just north of Joppa.

Chapter 11, verse 19, explains how the gospel spread to Antioch, city #4, in the north part of Syria. It was at Antioch that believers first were called "Christians."

Chapter 12, verse T 20, mentions Tyre and Sidon, They were along the coastline of Lebanon. Tyre is city #11, and Sidon was a little north of it.

Chapter 13. Paul starts out from Antioch (city #4). He goes to the island of Cyprus (there is a D inside it). The cities mentioned in verses 13 and 14 are just north of Cyprus near the south edge of today's Turkey (Paphos is on the coast. Pisidia is a region. Antioch is a city in Pisidia, halfway between the #5 and the #14.) (When you are ready for more detail than on this small map, you may try the maps in your Bible; I hope my instructions help you know where to look.

The region we now call Turkey was called Asia by the Romans (Paul talks about his troubles there in 2 Corinthians 1:8).  It is called "Asia Minor" on some English maps. The Greeks called it Anatolia, which means the place where the rising sun appears from. It was not called Turkey until after the Turkish people settled there, beginning in the 1200's AD.

Chapter 14. The two cities in this chapter, Iconium and Lystra, were in central Turkey, the region I have marked with a C. This central region is called Galatia. Later, when Paul wrote a letter to the Galatians," he was writing to the cities in this central area. The letter called Colossians was also written to a city in this area.

Chapter 15 takes place in Jerusalem (A). At the end, a area named Cilicia is mentioned; it is the area surrounding city #5.

Chapter 16. The cities in verse 1 are within the area of Galatia (C). The places in verses 8 and 9 are nearby regions; I have marked Phrygia with a "g" and Bithynia with an "h." Paul finally arrives at the seaport of Troas, city #6; the region around it is called Mysia. The cities in verse 11 are stopping points along the coast of Europe on the way to Philippi (city #7). The woman they met in verse 14 was from Thyatira, a city in turkey (#8). Later Paul writes a letter called "Philippians" to the believers in Philippi.

Chapter 17. The cities in verse one are on the way to Thessalonica, city #9. (Paul later writes two letters to them, called First and Second Thessalonians). Berea is city #10.Athens is the dot that arrow number 12 is pointing toward.

Chapter 18. Corinth is in the narrowest part of the connection between mainland Greece (called Achaia, pronounced Ah-Kye-yah, shown by the letter F) and the southern peninsula. (Many years later Paul writes two letters to the people of Corinth; the letters are First and Second Corinthians). The end of chapter 18 mentions Ephesus. It is city #13, near the coastline of Turkey.

Chapter 19 takes part in Ephesus, city #13. (Many years later Paul writes them a letter, called "Ephesians.")

Chapter 20. Verse 1 mentions Macedonia, which is north of Greece. Verse 5 mentions Troas, city #6. The cities mentioned in verses 13 through 15 are along the coast on the way to Miletus, which is just south of Ephesus (city #13).

Chapter 21. The cities in verse one are along the coast of Turkey, as they sail toward Tyre, city #11. The city in verse 7 is along the way from Tyre to Caesarea, city #3.

Chapters 22 takes place in Jerusalem.

Chapter 23. In verse 23, the soldiers prepare to transfer Paul to Caesarea (city #3).

Chapters 24, 25, and 26 take place in Caesarea (city #3).

Chapter 27. In verse 3 they arrive at Sidon, a city just north of Tyre (#11). Verse 4 mentions Cyprus, an island marked with a D. The regions in verse 5 are along the south edge of Turkey, and then they arrive in Myra, city #14. The cities in verses 7 and 8 are on Cyprus. Verse 12 says they want to go to a city in Crete, an island that is labeled with a G. Then comes the storm and the shipwreck. (many years later, Paul sends his friend Titus to Crete, as stated in Titus 1:5.)

Chapter 28. they discover that they are shipwrecked on the island of Malta (letter H, south of Italy). Verse 12 mentions Syracuse (city #15), which is on the coast of Sicily (letter I). The places in verses 13 through 16 are in Italy, on the way to Rome (city #16). Paul later wrote the letter named "Romans" to the believers at Rome

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