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Ephesus

Asia · today Selçuk

Capital of the province of Asia and home of the temple of Artemis. Paul stays here longer than anywhere else, and the city reacts.

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • ʾfss Aramaic
  • Ἔφεσος Ephesos Greek
  • Ephesus Latin
  • Apaša Hittite

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Sardis Sardis Philadelphia Philadelphia Pergamum Pergamum Miletus Miletus Macedonia MACEDONIA Laodicea Laodicea Asia ASIA Achaia ACHAIA Jerusalem Jerusalem Egypt EGYPT Corinth Corinth Alexandria Alexandria Ephesus Ephesus 200 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 13 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH ASIA · ALEXANDRIA · CORINTH · JERUSALEM AND 8 MORE, named in the same passages

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Celsus Library at Ephesus.

Celsus Library at Ephesus.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Miletus ABOUT 28 MI (46 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Sardis ABOUT 54 MI (86 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Philadelphia ABOUT 70 MI (110 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 5 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Pergamum ABOUT 83 MI (130 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 6 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Laodicea ABOUT 97 MI (160 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 7 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Corinth ABOUT 240 MI (390 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 17 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 620 MI (990 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

20 PASSAGES · 6 BOOKS

Acts 12
1 Corinthians 2
Ephesians 1
1 Timothy 1
2 Timothy 2
Revelation 2

COORDINATES 37.9391, 27.3407

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