Derbe
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Derbe was an ancient city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor, known from the New Testament as a place visited by Paul and his companions during their missionary journeys.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Acts 14
ⓘ
Acts 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paul's first missionary journey
ⓘ
Paul's second missionary journey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic culture
ⓘ
Roman provincial culture ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionInAntiquity |
Greco-Roman paganism
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Greek-speaking eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Lycaonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTo |
Iconium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lystra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman province of Galatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | inland city ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | early Christian mission field ⓘ |
| religiousTextCategory | New Testament geography ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Biblical studies
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInActs |
place where many disciples were made
ⓘ
site of preaching by Paul and Barnabas ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon | canonical Christian scripture ⓘ |
| significanceFor |
history of Christian missions
ⓘ
study of Pauline journeys ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily known from literary sources ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| travelRouteRole | stop on overland routes in central Anatolia ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Barnabas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ Silas NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.