Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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- Asia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Asia.
- Bithynia Place
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A province in Asia Minor, to the south of the Euxine and Propontis. Christian congregations were here formed at an early time ( 1 Pet. 1:1 ). Paul was prevented by the Spirit from entering this province ( Acts 16:7 ). Modern identification: Bithynia.
- Cappadocia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Cappadocia.
- Galatia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Galatia.
- Peter Person
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Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.
- Pontus Place
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A province of Asia Minor, stretching along the southern coast of the Euxine Sea, corresponding nearly to the modern province of Trebizond. In the time of the apostles it was a Roman province. Modern identification: Pontus.