# Philadelphia

## Ancient names

- Φλαουία Φιλαδελφία (Flavia Philadelphia): Greek
- Philadelfia: Latin

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550822).

Photo: https://scriptoria.digital/_fotos/ia86403.jpg (simonjenkins’ photos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ala%C5%9Fehir_Church_of_St._John.jpg).

## Passages

- **Revelation 1:11** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/1/11
- **Revelation 3:7** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/3/7

## Coordinates

38.3500, 28.5167

## Straight-line distances

- **Sardis**: about 28 mi (44 km) in a straight line, 2 days on foot
- **Laodicea**: about 48 mi (77 km) in a straight line, 4 days on foot
- **Thyatira**: about 54 mi (87 km) in a straight line, 4 days on foot
- **Ephesus**: about 70 mi (110 km) in a straight line, 5 days on foot
- **Smyrna**: about 75 mi (120 km) in a straight line, 6 days on foot
- **Pergamum**: about 90 mi (140 km) in a straight line, 7 days on foot
- **Jerusalem**: about 590 mi (950 km) in a straight line

## In the reference maps

- **The seven churches**: the letters (Revelation 3:7-13). https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/sete-igrejas

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/philadelphia
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138280
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).