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Galatia

Galatia, a region in Asia Minor, was the recipient of Paul's epistle to the Galatians and was visited by Paul on his missionary journeys.

The name Galatia means “white; the color of milk”

PlaceNew Testament5 books13 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Acts 16:6; referred to as Galatia (Γαλατία, Γαλατικός) or Galatian (Γαλάτης).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
39.267° N, 32.983° E
Galatia
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Galatia

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Mentions

Includes 5 verses that refer to Galatia without naming it.

  1. Acts 16:6
    After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
  2. Acts 18:23
    After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  3. 1 Corinthians 16:1
    Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:
  4. Galatians 1:2
    …and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
  5. Galatians 3:1
    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
  6. Galatians 3:2Referred to, not named
    I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
  7. Galatians 3:3Referred to, not named
    Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
  8. Galatians 3:4Referred to, not named
    Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
  9. Galatians 3:5Referred to, not named
    Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
  10. Galatians 3:7Referred to, not named
    Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
  11. Galatians 6:18
    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
  12. 2 Timothy 4:10
    …because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  13. 1 Peter 1:1
    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen