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Sultry or sandy, a town and harbour of [[Text:EBD:Phoenicia|Phoenicia]], in the [[Text:EBD:Tribe|tribe ]] of [[Text:EBD:Asher|Asher]], but never acquired by them (Judg. 1:31). It was known to the ancient [[Text:EBD:Greek|Greeks ]] and [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Romans ]] by the name of [[Ptolemais|Ptolemais]], from [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy ]] the [[King|king ]] of [[Text:EBD:Egypt|Egypt]], who rebuilt it about B.C. 100. Here [[Text:EBD:Paul |Paul]] landed on his last journey to [[Text:EBD:Jerusalem|Jerusalem ]] (Acts 21:7). During the crusades [[wikipedia:Crusades|Crusades]] of the Middle Ages it was called Acra; and subsequently, on account of its being occupied by the [[wikipedia:Knights Hospitallers|Knights Hospitallers ]] of Jerusalem, it was called St. Jean d'Acre, or simply Acre.

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