Bible Location
Meaning: deceitful lamps; vain brightness · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Dalmatia was the Adriatic region visited by Titus according to 2 Timothy. It is important because it shows how far west the Christian mission and its networks had spread. First appears in 2 Tim 4:10.1
Place meaning
deceitful lamps; vain brightness
Coordinates
43.52, 16.07
First appears
2 Tim 4:10
AI summary: Dalmatia matters because even brief New Testament references reveal the widening reach of the gospel beyond the eastern Mediterranean heartlands. The place belongs to the western horizon of apostolic mission.1
Place meaning
deceitful lamps; vain brightness
Latitude
43.52
Longitude
16.07
Bible references
1
A mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. It still bears its ancient name. During Paul’s second imprisonment at Rome, Titus left him to visit Dalmatia (2 Tim. 4:10) for some unknown purpose. Paul had himself formerly preached in that region (Rom. 15:19).
The present Emperor of Austria bears, among his other titles, that of “King of Dalmatia.” 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| 2Tim |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.