Tarsus

Tarsus - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

The chief city of Cilicia. It was distinguished for its wealth and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay, excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence was spoken of as "no mean city." It was the native place of the Apostle Paul (Acts 21:39). It stood on the banks of the river Cydnus, about 12 miles north of the Mediterranean. It is said to have been founded by Sardanapalus, king of Assyria. It is now a filthy, ruinous Turkish town, called Tersous. (See [622]PAUL.)

Tarsus

Tarsus - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

T`ARSUS, n. That part of the foot to which the leg is articulated, the front of which is called the instep.