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PTOLEMAIS

(Gk. Ptolemaïs)

An important city on the Mediterranean coast (modern Tel Acco/Tell el-Fukhkhar; 1585.2585). Known first as Acco, the city is mentioned in a number of extrabiblical sources including the Egyptian Middle Kingdom Execration Texts, the Amarna Letters, the temple at Karnak, and Ugaritic, Assyrian, and Persian texts.

The city was renamed during the Hellenistic period in honor of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Later during the Hellenistic period, Antiochus VI again renamed it Antiochia-at-Ptolemais. The Seleucid ruler Antiochus V named Hegemonides as governor appointed over the region from Ptolemais to Gerar (2 Macc. 13:24-25). The city’s name changed again during the Middle Ages to Acre to commemorate St. Jean d’Acre.

According to Judg. 1:31, the only OT reference to Acco, the tribe of Asher was unable to conquer Acco. Acts 21:7 notes Paul’s visit to Ptolemais as he traveled on from Tyre to Caesarea.

Alice H. Hudiburg






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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