Acts 2:9

Parthiars, &c. These were Jews of the dispersion. The first four were within the limits of the Persian Empire. Elam is mentioned in Genesis 14:1 .Jeremiah 49:34 (note). Daniel 8:2 , &c. Mesopotamia is the same as Padan-Aram (Genesis 24:10 ; Genesis 28:2 ).

Cappadocia, &c. Provinces of Asia Minor. Asia here means the district comprising Mysia, Lydia, &c. on the Western coast, governed by a Roman pro-consul. Compare Revelation 1:4 .