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Bithynia is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,045 km (649 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Acts 16:7 to 1 Peter 1:1.
A province in Asia Minor, to the south of the Euxine and Propontis. Christian congregations were here formed at an early time (1 Pet. 1:1). Paul was prevented by the Spirit from entering this province (Acts 16:7). It is noted in church history as the province ruled over by Pliny as Roman proconsul, who was perplexed as to the course he should take with the numerous Christians brought before his tribunal on account of their profession of Christianity and their conduct, and wrote to Trajan, the emperor, for instructions (A.D. 107).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Bithynia is a region its middle about 1,045 km (649 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
The King James Version names Bithynia in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Acts 16:7 to 1 Peter 1:1.
The verses that name Bithynia also name Jesus and Simon.