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    Thessalonica

    Θεσσαλονίκη

    Thessalonica, a prominent city in Macedonia, where Paul established a church and wrote two epistles to the believers (Act.17.1-9; 1Thess. 1:1; 2Thess. 1:1).

    Where the story of Thessalonica happensThessalonica, and 3 places the claims reach, framed to them: Thessalonica, Berea, Amphipolis, Apollonia. 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.ThessalonicaBereaAmphipolisApollonia
    Thessalonica, and 3 places the claims reach
    verses
    11
    first named
    Acts 17:1
    last named
    2 Timothy 4:10
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    40.64°N · 22.95°E
    settlement40.64°N · 22.95°E

    Thessaloniki (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Thessalonica in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Thessalonica was a major city in Macedonia, located on the Thermaic Gulf. It was an important commercial and political center during the Roman period. The apostle Paul visited Thessalonica during his second missionary journey, accompanied by Silas and Timothy (Act.17.1-9). Paul preached in the synagogue for three Sabbaths, reasoning from the Scriptures about Jesus as the Messiah. Some Jews and a large number of God-fearing Greeks, including prominent women, believed and joined Paul and Silas. However, jealous Jews formed a mob and caused an uproar in the city, accusing Paul and Silas of defying Caesar's decrees. The believers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Despite the opposition, a strong church was established in Thessalonica. Paul later wrote two epistles to the Thessalonian church, addressing their concerns and encouraging them in their faith (1Thess. 1:1; 2Thess. 1:1). Thessalonica is also mentioned in connection with Paul's travels and ministry (Act.20.4; 27:2; Phil. 4:16; 2Tim. 4:10).

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 11, across 5 books.

    1. Acts5 verses

      17:117:1117:1320:427:2

    2. Philippians1 verse

      4:16

    3. 1 Thessalonians2 verses

      1:15:28

    4. 2 Thessalonians2 verses

      1:13:18

    5. 2 Timothy1 verse

      4:10

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of Paul and AristarchusPaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia AristarchusMark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greetingMark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke’s greeting is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of PaulAmphipolisA city visited by Paul on his missionary journey.via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of PaulApolloniaA city in Macedonia visited by Paul.via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of PaulAthensA major city in Greece, visited by Paul.via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of PaulJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.via Paul, Silas, and Escorts’ journey of PaulSilasProminent member of the Jerusalem church, companion of Paul.

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