Where were believers first called Christians in the Bible?

Scripture states that the believers were first called Christians at Antioch, where Gentile Christianity began to flower under Barnabas and Saul. This designation arose among Gentile believers in Antioch, not among the Jewish believers at Jerusalem, according to the scriptural account.

Les explains that as the church at Antioch began to show signs of Gentile interest, Barnabas was led by the Holy Spirit to go up to Cilicia and the area of Tarsus to look for Saul. When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch, and that is where Gentile Christianity begins to flower. It was at Antioch, the Scripture says, that the believers were first called Christians. Les emphasizes that the Bible never calls the Jewish believers at Jerusalem Christians; the name was first used among the Gentile believers up at Antioch. This marked a significant development in the early church as the gospel spread to the Gentiles.

Acts 11:26

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

In what city were believers first called Christians?

The believers were first called Christians in Antioch. Scripture states that it was at Antioch, among Gentile believers, that this name was first applied. The Jewish believers in Jerusalem were never called Christians in the Bible; the designation arose in that Gentile church context.