Macedonia: In New Testament times, was a Roman province lying north of Greece. It
was governed by a propraetor with the title of proconsul. Paul was
summoned by the vision of the "man of Macedonia" to preach the gospel
there
(Acts 16:9) Frequent allusion is made to this event
(Acts 18:5)
(Acts 19:21; Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 1:16; 11:9; Philippians 4:15) The history of Paul's
first journey through Macedonia is given in detail in
(Acts 16:10-17:15)
At the close of this journey he returned from Corinth to Syria. He
again passed through this country
(Acts 20:1-6) although the details
of the route are not given. After many years he probably visited it for
a third time
(Philippians 2:24; 1 Timothy 1:3) The first convert made by Paul in
Europe was
(Acts 16:13-15) Lydia (q.v.), a "seller of purple,"
residing in Philippi, the chief city of the eastern division of
Macedonia.
