Phrygia

Phrygia was a region in Asia Minor where Paul traveled and preached the gospel, and some of its inhabitants were present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

The name Phrygia means “dry; barren”

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Summary

A location near Laodicea first mentioned at Acts 2:10; referred to as Phrygia (Φρυγία).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
39.000° N, 31.000° E
Phrygia
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Phrygia

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. …which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.