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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins Paul's time in Caesarea.
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# General Information:
Here the word "we" refers to Luke, Paul and those traveling with them, but not to the reader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
# we arrived at Ptolemais
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Ptolemaic was a city south of Tyre, Lebanon. Ptolemaic is modern day Acre, Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# the brothers
"fellow believers"
# one of the seven
The "seven" refers to the men chosen to distribute food and aid to the widows in [Acts 6:5 ](../06/05.md ).
# this man
"Philip" from verse 8.
# evangelist
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"one who proclaims the good news" usually one who tells people the good news who had not heard the message of salvation
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Luke tells background information about Philip and his daughters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# four virgin daughters who prophesied
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"four virgin daughters who regularly received and passed along messages from God"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tyre]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/caesarea]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/philip]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/preach]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/virgin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
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