Ptolemais,— Was a celebrated city on the sea-coast, which fell by lot to the tribe of Asher; its ancient name was Accho. Judges 1:31. It was enlarged and beautified by the first of the Egyptian Ptolemies, whence it took its new appellation. It was the scene of many celebrated actions in the holy war. The Turks, who are now masters of all this region, call it Acca, or Acra; and notwithstanding all the advantages of its situation on one of the finest bays of that coast, and in the neighbourhood of Mount Carmel, it is now, like many other noble and ancient cities, only a heap of ruins.
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Acts 21:7
7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.