A month or so later, I'm having a conversation with an elder that is gifted at interpreting dreams by the revelation of the Holy Spirit. In the discussion, he mentions Antioch, the place where the followers of Christ were first called Christians (Acts 11:26), is located in Turkey. Weeks later, I'm driving around an unfamiliar area and pass by a street named Antioch, which catches my eye. I consider turning down the road but continue straight. At some point, I make a turn and realize I need help getting home. GPS has me continue until I reach a certain road and make a right turn. "Coincidentally" the road GPS wanted me to turn onto to get home was Antioch. That made me curious and so I did some research about Antioch.

According to Bible Odyssey:

New Testament writings refer to two cities of the same name: Antioch of Syria and Antioch of Pisidia. A family of Syrian kings who ruled much of Asia under the name Antiochus built both cities. The most infamous of these kings was Antiochus IV, whom Polybius called a “madman” because of his unstable personality. During his reign (175-164 B.C.E.) Jews revolted against his harsh treatment. In return, Antiochus IV outlawed Jewish practices and in 167 B.C.E. dedicated the altar of the Jerusalem temple to Zeus. When Antiochus IV executed Jews who refused to give up their Scriptures or their piety, many fled Jerusalem. Some went south to Egypt; others went north to Syria, ironically, to seek refuge in the city fortified by the same Antiochus IV. Today Antioch of Syria sits on the border between Turkey and Syria, and the festival of Hanukkah remembers Jewish suffering under Antiochus IV. Two centuries later, the Diaspora Jewish community of Antioch flourished. Here, in Antioch of Syria, Paul stopped persecuting Christian Jews and learned about Jesus from Christian teachers—many from Jewish families that had survived Antiochus IV.