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Place · Region

Asia

Named in 18 verses across 7 books, first in 2 Corinthians 1:8.

Where

Coordinates

39.6401° N, 31.0333° E

One proposed location, not an established one.

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Identification

Uncertain

The exact spot is unknown; the point is placed by a related feature nearby.

Matched to an entry in an ancient-world gazetteer, and the match was checked by the dataset’s editors. Gazetteer entry

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Includes

Mitylene, Philadelphia, Sardis

People

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

Paulrecorded as here, 6 events2 shared verses
Aristarchusrecorded as here, 3 events1 shared verse
Timotheusrecorded as here, 2 events1 shared verse
Luke3 events
Juliusrecorded as here, 2 events
Erastusrecorded as here, 1 event1 shared verse
Silasrecorded as here, 1 event
Demetriusrecorded as here, 1 event
Alexander (Jew of Ephesus)recorded as here, 1 event
Gaius (of Macedonia)recorded as here, 1 event
Scevarecorded as here, 1 event
Tyrannusrecorded as here, 1 event
Holy Spirit1 event1 shared verse
Jesus Christ4 shared verses
Simon Peter1 shared verse
John the Apostle1 shared verse
Stephen1 shared verse
Priscilla1 shared verse
Aquila1 shared verse
Diana1 shared verse

In the Bible

All 1 verse in 2 Corinthians, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:8
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

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Events here

Events the dataset sets at Asia. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

no date
Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and AsiaActs 16:6–8
no date
Mission to Ephesus/1 Cor WrittenActs 19:1–22
no date
Riot in EphesusActs 19:23–41
no date
Voyage to MiletusActs 20:13–16
c. AD 56
Journey to Rome beginsActs 27:1–12
c. AD 56
Paul's Journey to RomeActs 27:1–28:31

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Is used to denote Proconsular Asia, a Roman province which embraced the western parts of Asia Minor, and of which Ephesus was the capital, in Acts 2:9; 6:9; 16:6; 19:10, 22; 20:4, 16, 18, etc., and probably Asia Minor in Acts 19:26, 27; 21:27; 24:18; 27:2. Proconsular Asia contained the seven churches of the Apocalypse (Rev. 1:11). The “chiefs of Asia” (Acts 19:31) were certain wealthy citizens who were annually elected to preside over the games and religious festivals of the several cities to which they belonged. Some of these “Asiarchs” were Paul’s friends.