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onology), Paul records the departure of Titus to Dalmatia (2Ti 4:10). No mention is made of his special mission, and we cannot tell whether his object was to traverse regions hitherto unevangelized or to visit churches a…
Where is Dalmatia in the Bible?
Dalmatia in the Bible refers to a region in Illyricum, an ancient territory on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea in what is now modern-day Croatia. The only biblical mention of Dalmatia appears in 2 Timothy 4:10, where Paul records that his companion Titus departed to Dalmatia, though the specific purpose of his mission there is not detailed in Scripture. The region was originally inhabited by the Dalmatae, a warlike Illyrian tribe that had been conquered by Rome after prolonged resistance. While the exact nature of Titus's work in Dalmatia remains unclear, his presence there suggests early Christian missionary activity in this frontier region of the Roman Empire.
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ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)onology), Paul records the departure of Titus to Dalmatia (2Ti 4:10). No mention is made of his special mission, and we cannot tell whether his object was to traverse regions hitherto unevangelized or to visit churches already formed. Nor can we determine with certainty the meaning of the word Dalmatia as here used. Originally it denoted the land of the barbarous Dalmatae or Delmatae, a warlike Illyrian tribe subjugated by the Romans after a long and stubborn resistance; it was then applied to the southern portion of the Roman province of Illyricum, lying between the river Titius (modern Kerka) and the Macedonian frontier; later the name was extended to the entire province. On the whole it seems most probable that the apostle uses it in this last sense. See further under the word ILLYRICUM.
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