Bible Locations

Italy, the peninsula of southern Europe with Rome as its capital, appears four times in the New Testament. Acts 18:2 says Paul met Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth, "who had recently come from Italy, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome," around AD 49. When it was decided that Paul "would sail for Italy," he was handed over to a centurion named Julius (Acts 27:1). At Myra, the centurion found "an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy," which later wrecked on Malta (27:6). Paul finally reached Italy at Puteoli and traveled on to Rome. Hebrews 13:24 ends, "Those from Italy send you their greetings," which may mean the letter was written from Italy or to believers in Rome by people from Italy living elsewhere. Acts 10:1 also mentions Cornelius, a centurion of "the Italian Regiment," stationed at Caesarea.