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Phrygia in the Bible.

Phrygia is a region in the Bible, its middle about 894 km (556 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Acts 2:10 to Acts 18:23.

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About Phrygia.

Dry, an irregular and ill-defined district in Asia Minor. It was divided into two parts, the Greater Phrygia on the south, and the Lesser Phrygia on the west. It is the Greater Phrygia that is spoken of in the New Testament. The towns of Antioch in Pisidia (Acts 13:14), Colosse, Hierapolis, Iconium, and Laodicea were situated in it.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 3 verses that name Phrygia.

Acts 3

  • Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
  • Acts 16:6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
  • Acts 18:23And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Questions about Phrygia.

Where is Phrygia in the Bible?

Phrygia is a region its middle about 894 km (556 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Phrygia named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Phrygia in 3 verses, in 1 book, from Acts 2:10 to Acts 18:23.

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