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A Black Sea region home to Jewish diaspora communities
Asia MinorHistorically Verified
A real kingdom along Turkey's Black Sea coast. The ancient geographer Strabo was actually born here and wrote about it extensively.
A region along the southern coast of the Black Sea in northeastern Asia Minor. Jews from Pontus were present at Pentecost (Acts 2:9), and Peter addressed his first letter to scattered believers here (1 Peter 1:1). Aquila, Paul's tentmaking partner, was originally from Pontus.
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