Acatan
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ACATAN is a textual corruption of Antioch, a major city in the Roman province of Pisidia visited by Paul and Barnabas.
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ACATAN is a textual variant found in certain manuscripts of Acts 13:14, resulting from a scribal error that substitutes the name of Antioch in Pisidia.
What is the meaning of Acatan in the Bible?
ACATAN is a textual variant found in certain manuscripts of Acts 13:14, resulting from a scribal error that substitutes the name of Antioch in Pisidia.
SIGNIFICANCE
Identifying this variant clarifies the geographical context of Paul's first missionary journey, ensuring readers correctly locate the city where Paul and Barnabas spoke in the synagogue.
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