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The Lands of Scripture

14+ locations — explore where the biblical story unfolded, from the Garden of Eden to Rome.

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14 places in Asia Minor

Antioch in Pisidia

Pisidia (Asia Minor)Yalvaç, Turkey

The Asia Minor city where Paul preached his great synagogue sermon and turned to the Gentiles.

Named for Antiochus

Derbe

Lycaonia (Asia Minor)Kerti Höyük area, Turkey (probable)

The Lycaonian city where Paul made many disciples — the turning point of his first journey.

Ephesus

Asia MinorEphesus (ruins) near Selçuk, Turkey

The great city of Asia, home of the temple of Artemis, where Paul ministered for three years.

Iconium

Lycaonia (Asia Minor)Konya, Turkey

The Asia Minor city where Paul and Barnabas preached boldly amid a divided populace.

Lystra

Lycaonia (Asia Minor)Near Hatunsaray, Turkey

The town where Paul healed a lame man, was hailed as a god, then stoned — and the home of Timothy.

Miletus

Asia (Asia Minor)Balat / Milet, Turkey

The port where Paul gave his moving farewell to the elders of the Ephesian church.

Myra

Lycia (Asia Minor)Demre, Turkey

The Lycian harbour where Paul, a prisoner, was put aboard a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy.

Patmos

Aegean (Asia Minor coast)Patmos, Greece

The small Aegean island where the apostle John, in exile, received the visions of the book of Revelation.

Pergamos (Pergamum)

Asia (Asia Minor)Bergama, Turkey

The church dwelling "where Satan’s seat is" — commended for holding fast amid pagan power.

Citadel, height

Philadelphia

Asia (Asia Minor)Alaşehir, Turkey

The faithful church of "brotherly love," set before an open door that none can shut.

Brotherly love

Sardis

Asia (Asia Minor)Sart, Turkey

The wealthy old capital of Lydia — the church with "a name that thou livest, and art dead."

Smyrna

Asia (Asia Minor)Izmir, Turkey

The persecuted yet faithful church of Revelation — told to be "faithful unto death."

Myrrh

Thyatira

Asia (Asia Minor)Akhisar, Turkey

A city of trade guilds — home of Lydia the seller of purple, and a church warned against "Jezebel."

Troas

Mysia (Asia Minor)Near Dalyan / Odun İskelesi, Turkey

The Aegean port where Paul saw the Macedonian vision that carried the gospel into Europe.