Book of Acts - Chapter 2 - Verse 9
Meaning
These geographical locations mentioned in the verse are significant in understanding the spreading of the gospel message in the early days of Christianity. Parthians were a people of Parthia, a region in present-day Iran and Iraq, while Medes were an ancient Iranian people. Elamites were from Elam, an ancient civilization in what is now southwestern Iran. Mesopotamia refers to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as the cradle of civilization. Judaea was the Roman province where Jerusalem was located, central to the birth of Christianity. Cappadocia was a region in central Turkey, Pontus was a coastal region in what is now Turkey, and Asia referred to the Roman province in western Asia Minor. These regions represent the diverse places where the message of Jesus Christ was beginning to reach as recorded in the book of Acts, highlighting the universality of the gospel and its spread to people from various backgrounds and cultures.