en_tn/act/21/07.md

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# Connecting Statement:
This begins Paul's time in Caesarea.
# General Information:
Here the word "we" refers to Luke, Paul and those traveling with them, but not to the reader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
# we arrived at Ptolemais
Ptolemaic was a city south of Tyre, Lebanon. Ptolemaic is modern day Acre, Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# the brothers
"fellow believers"
# one of the seven
The "seven" refers to the men chosen to distribute food and aid to the widows in [Acts 6:5](../06/05.md).
# this man
"Philip" from verse 8.
# evangelist
a person who tells people good news
# Now
This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Luke tells background information about Philip and his daughters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# four virgin daughters who prophesied
"four virgin daughters who regularly received and passed along messages from God"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/tyre]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/caesarea]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philip]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/preach]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/virgin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]