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Asia
Ἀσία
Asia, a Roman province in western Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its capital.
- verses
- 20
- first named
- Acts 2:9
- last named
- Revelation 1:4
- feature
- region
- coordinates
- 38.40°N · 28.30°E
Asia (OpenBible)
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Description
Asia in the text
Asia, as mentioned in the New Testament, refers to a Roman province that encompassed the western part of Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its capital. It should not be confused with the modern continent of Asia.
In Acts, Asia is mentioned several times in the context of Paul's missionary journeys. Jews from Asia were present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Act.2.9), and some belonged to the Synagogue of the Freedmen, who disputed with Stephen (Act.6.9). Paul traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia (Act.16.6). Later, Paul spent two years in Ephesus, and all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord (Act.19.10). Demetrius, a silversmith who made shrines of Artemis, stirred up a crowd against Paul, fearing that Paul's preaching would undermine the worship of Artemis, whom all Asia revered (Act.19.26-27).
In his farewell address to the Ephesian elders, Paul mentions that he had faced plots by the Jews from Asia (Act.20.18-19). When Paul visited the temple in Jerusalem, Jews from Asia stirred up the crowd against him (Act.21.27). During Paul's voyage to Rome, the ship stopped at Myra in Lycia, where an Alexandrian ship was found sailing for Italy (Act.27.2).
The churches in Asia are mentioned in the opening of 1 Peter (1Pe.1.1) and Revelation (Revelation 1:4, 11). Paul also sends greetings to Prisca and Aquila, and to the church in their house, the first fruits of Asia (1Co.16.19; Romans 16:5). In 2 Timothy, Paul writes that all those in Asia had turned away from him (2Ti.1.15).
These references to Asia in the New Testament provide insight into the early spread of Christianity and the challenges faced by the apostles in this region of the Roman Empire.
Relations
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Contains
Is a
Stands in the same events as
- Paul5 events
- Ephesus2 events
- Cilicia1 event
- Cyrene1 event
- Alexandria1 event
- Paul’s hurry of Paul1 event
- Epaenetus1 event
- Freedmen1 event
- Hermogenes1 event
- Phygelus1 event
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Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 20, across 7 books. The name is written 21 times in them.
Onward
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Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Acts 27The first ship was making for ports along the coast of Asia.
- 2 Corinthians 1Asia is where Paul and his companions encountered hardships far beyond their ability to endure.
- 1 Peter 1Asia was named among the regions where the elect lived as exiles of the Dispersion.
- Revelation 1Asia is named as the province containing the seven churches to which the revelation is sent.
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