Philadelphia

A center of the wine industry. Its chief deity was Dionysus, the god of wine. The area here is geologically unstable and known for many earthquakes. The sixth church to be addressed in Revelation, and is promised to be a pillar, something appealing to a "Shaky Town."

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Philadelphia

Type: City
Greek name: Φιλαδέλφεια
Means: brotherly love
Name today: Alasehir
Mentioned in GT: 0 times
Mentioned in NT: 2 times
Position: 38.590000, 28.299999
Height above sea level: 250m
Web: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala%C5%9Fehir, deeperstudy.com/link/philadelphia_satellite.html

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References (2)

Mentioned in total 2 times in the Bible:
Rev 1:11f, Rev 3:7

Identification

10/10. fully confirmed, archaeological findings and tradition confirm the identification of this place.

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