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    Philadelphia

    Φιλαδέλφεια

    Philadelphia was one of the seven churches in Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation, known for its faithfulness and endurance.

    Where the story of Philadelphia happens Where the gazetteer locates Philadelphia, framed to them: Philadelphia. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Philadelphia
    Where the gazetteer locates Philadelphia
    verses
    2
    first named
    Revelation 1:11
    last named
    Revelation 3:7
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    38.35°N · 28.52°E
    settlement38.35°N · 28.52°E

    Alaşehir (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Philadelphia in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Philadelphia was a city in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and was one of the seven churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 1:11; 3:7). In the letter to the church in Philadelphia, the risen Christ commends the believers for their faithfulness, despite their limited strength (Rev. 3:8). He acknowledges that they have kept His word and have not denied His name (Rev. 3:8). Christ also mentions that He has placed before them an open door that no one can shut (Rev. 3:8), possibly referring to opportunities for spreading the gospel. The church in Philadelphia is promised protection from the hour of trial that is coming upon the whole world (Rev. 3:10) and is encouraged to hold fast to what they have, so that no one may take their crown (Rev. 3:11). The faithful in Philadelphia are assured that Christ will make them a pillar in the temple of God, and they will bear the name of God, the New Jerusalem, and Christ's new name (Rev. 3:12).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends of an edge always agree. Neither end of one reaches this entity.

    Not stated

    Nothing stands in a stated relation with this entity.

    The pattern

    Where Philadelphia is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 2 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKSREVELATION2 VERSES65 books and 1,167 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 2 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKSREVELATION2 VERSES65 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Philadelphia is named in 2 verses — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 65 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Revelation2 verses

      1:113:7

    Onward

    Where this page goes

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    ElsewhereTerritory of JudahOne of the most connected entities of this type.ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.

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    What happened here

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