Acts 8:5

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria,.... The city which was formerly called Samaria, but now Sebaste; it had been destroyed by Hyrcanus, and was rebuilt by Herod; and called by him, in honour…

Then Philip - One of the seven deacons, Act 6:5. He is afterward called the “evangelist,” Act 21:8. The city of Samaria - This does not mean a city whose “name” was Samaria, for no such city at that…

Then Philip - One of the seven deacons, Act 6:5, called afterwards, Philip the Evangelist, Act 21:8.

The city of Samaria - At this time there was no city of Samaria existing: according to Josephus,…

Samson's riddle is here again unriddled: Out of the eater comes forth meat, and out of the strong sweetness. The persecution that was designed to extirpate the church was by the overruling providence…

Philip's Preaching in Samaria and its effects

5. Then[And] Philip The second named in the list of the seven deacons (Act 6:5). He is only mentioned in this chapter and Act 21:8 where he is called…