tol-e-ma'-is (Ptolemais): Same as "Acco" inJud 1:31. Ptolemais was the most prominent town on the Phoenician seacoast in Maccabean times (1 Macc 5:15,55; 10:1,58,60; 12:48), and is once mentioned in the New Testament inAc 21:7as a seaport at which Paul landed for one day, visiting the "brethren" in the place.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.