Cappadocia
Cappadocia was a region in Asia Minor where some early Christian believers lived.
The name Cappadocia means “the same as Caphtor”
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Summary
A location first mentioned at Acts 2:9; only referred to as Cappadocia (Καππαδοκία).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.671° N, 34.839° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΚαππαδοκίαCappadocia
Mentions
- Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen