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Smyrna in the Bible.

Smyrna is a city in the Bible, about 1,063 km (661 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Revelation 1:11 to Revelation 2:8.

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What happened at Smyrna.

Myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. It is now the chief city of Anatolia, having a mixed population of about 200,000, of whom about one-third are professed Christians. The church founded here was one of the seven addressed by our Lord (Rev. 2:8-11). The celebrated Polycarp, a pupil of the apostle John, was in the second century a prominent leader in the church of Smyrna. Here he suffered martyrdom, A.D. 155.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name Smyrna.

Revelation 2

  • Revelation 1:11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
  • Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

Questions about Smyrna.

Where is Smyrna in the Bible?

Smyrna is a city about 1,063 km (661 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 Smyrna named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Smyrna in 2 verses, in 1 book, from Revelation 1:11 to Revelation 2:8.

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