Bible Location
Meaning: just people · 6 cross references · Modern-day map available
Laodicea was a wealthy city in the Lycus Valley of Asia Minor and an early Christian center closely connected with nearby churches. It is important because it appears in Colossians and receives one of Revelation's best-known messages to the seven churches. First appears in Col 2:1.1
Place meaning
just people
Coordinates
37.84, 29.11
First appears
Col 2:1
AI summary: Laodicea is significant both pastorally and symbolically in the New Testament. Paul's references in Colossians show it belonged to an interconnected regional network of churches that shared letters, prayer, and concern. Revelation then gives Laodicea a searching message about complacency, self-sufficiency, and the need for true spiritual renewal, making the city one of the most memorable church-settings in the Apocalypse. The cross references present Laodicea as a prosperous city whose church became a lasting warning and invitation.1
Place meaning
just people
Latitude
37.84
Longitude
29.11
Bible references
6
The city of this name mentioned in Scripture lay on the confines of Phrygia and Lydia, about 40 miles east of Ephesus (Rev. 3:14), on the banks of the Lycus. It was originally called Diospolis and then Rhoas, but afterwards Laodicea, from Laodice, the wife of Antiochus II., king of Syria, who rebuilt it. It was one of the most important and flourishing cities of Asia Minor. At a very early period it became one of the chief seats of Christianity (Col. 2:1; 4:15; Rev. 1:11, etc.). It is now a deserted place, called by the Turks Eski-hissar or “old castle.” 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.