Jan 2, 2015 · Acts 8:26 Philip then travels south on the desert road leading from Jerusalem down to the coastal town of Gaza (see 2 on Map 18). Gaza was an important Philistine city in Old Testament times. It occupied an important position on the coastal trade route between Egypt and Mesopotamia (see Map 18).

Apr 26, 2021 · This water is on the most direct road from Belt Jibrin (Eleutheroplis) to Gaza, on the most southern road from Jerusalem, and in the midst of a country now 'desert,' i.e. without villages or fixed habitations.

ACTS 8:26-28 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. 27 So he arose and went.

Here, the Apostle Philip is directed by an angel of the Lord to travel south on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. The text specifies, "Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Get up and go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza'" (Acts 8:26).

The road that passed northward up the coastal plain from Gaza, (the port of the Egyptian desert), past Joppa and Caesarea round the nose of Mount Carmel up to Tyre, and Sidon. This road, at a point due west of Jerusalem, had a fork running north-eastward, climbing the foothills of Samaria and going through the valleys of Samaria (including that ...

NLT As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, 'Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.' KJV And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

Jan 4, 2022 · An angel told Philip the evangelist to “go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza” (Acts 8:26). On the road to Gaza, Philip shared the gospel with an Ethiopian eunuch and subsequently baptized him (Acts 8:26–39).

Jun 22, 2021 · The Road to Gaza was a desert road. Ministry to Muslims may include difficulties such that this journey may seem like a journey through an arid wasteland. Sometimes we meet Muslims who only want to testify to us about Islam.

Feb 1, 2024 · Called the desert by both Arrianus and Josephus, the way of the Desert which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza (also mentions of desert of the leper? Also there are descriptions of three famous markets in Gaza, also one called Beast market.

The Road from Jerusalem to Gaza A desert road, symbolizing a place of divine appointment and unexpected encounters. It highlights the theme of God’s work in seemingly desolate or unlikely places. 4. Jerusalem The starting point of the early church and the center of Jewish worship, from which the Gospel begins to spread outward. 5. Gaza