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.

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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

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