The meaning of Ptolemais in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
tol-e-ma'-is (Ptolemais): Same as "Acco" in Judges 1:31. Ptolemais was the most prominent town on the Phoenician seacoast in Maccabean times (1 Macc 5:15,55; 10:1,58,60; 12:48), and is once mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 21:7 as a seaport at which Paul landed for one day, visiting the "brethren" in the place.
See ACCO; PHOENICIA.
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Ptolemais {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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