² sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

² sn Mysia was a province in northwest Asia Minor.

¹ sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

⁶ tn Or “a harbor of Crete open to the southwest and northwest.”

³ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor.

¹ sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.

³ sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.

¹ sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.

¹ sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa.

² sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa.

² sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. See v. 8.

³ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, near ancient Troy.

⁶ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. From Philippi to Troas was about 125 mi (200 km).

³ sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa. It was about 10.5 miles (17 km) southeast of Joppa.

² sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most locate it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

³ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most put it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

³ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most put it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

³ tn Heb “from the second area.” This may refer to an area northwest of the temple where the rich lived (see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah [AB 25A], 86; cf. NASB, NRSV “the Second Quarter”; NIV “the New Quarter”).

² sn Sarai simply sees this as the social custom of having a child through a surrogate. For further discussion see C. F. Fensham, “The Son of a Handmaid in Northwest Semitic,” VT 19 (1969): 312-21.

³ sn Antipatris was a city in Judea about 35 mi (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem (about halfway to Caesarea). It was mentioned several times by Josephus (Ant. 13.15.1 [13.390]; J. W. 1.4.7 [1.99]).