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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ptolemais a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called "Accho" (q.v.), and received the name Ptolemais from Ptolemy Soter when he was in possession of Coele-Syria.
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