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Sultry or sandy, a town and harbour of [[Phoenicia (EBD)|Phoenicia]], in the [[Tribe (EBD)|tribe]] of [[Asher (EBD)|Asher]], but never acquired by them (Judg. 1:31). It was known to the ancient [[Greek (EBD)|Greeks]] and [[wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Romans]] by the name of [[Ptolemais (EBD)|Ptolemais]], from [[wikipedia:PtolemyI Soter|Ptolemy]] the [[King (EBD)|king]] of [[Egypt (EBD)|Egypt]], who rebuilt it about B.C. 100. Here [[Paul (EBD)|Paul]] landed on his last journey to [[Jerusalem (EBD)|Jerusalem]] (Acts 21:7). During the [[wikipedia:Crusades|Crusades]] of the Middle Ages it was called Acra; and subsequently, on account of its being occupied by the [[wikipedia:Knights Hospitallers|Knights Hospitallers]] of Jerusalem, it was called St. Jean d'Acre, or simply Acre.