Bible Location
Meaning: muddy; boggy · 18 cross references · Modern-day map available
Asia in the New Testament usually refers to the Roman province in western Asia Minor, centered on cities such as Ephesus. It is important because it became one of the major regions of early Christian mission, church life, and apostolic teaching. First appears in Acts 2:9.1
Place meaning
muddy; boggy
Coordinates
39.64, 31.03
First appears
Acts 2:9
AI summary: This biblical Asia is not the modern continent as a whole but the Roman province in the west of Asia Minor. That distinction matters because many important New Testament events, journeys, and churches are located within this administrative region. Paul's ministry there, the spread of the gospel through its cities, and the later significance of the churches addressed in Revelation all give Asia a central role in early Christianity. The cross references present Asia as a major provincial mission field where the gospel took root in urban and regional networks.1
Place meaning
muddy; boggy
Latitude
39.64
Longitude
31.03
Bible references
18
Is used to denote Proconsular Asia, a Roman province which embraced the western parts of Asia Minor, and of which Ephesus was the capital, in Acts 2:9; 6:9; 16:6; 19:10, 22; 20:4, 16, 18, etc., and probably Asia Minor in Acts 19:26, 27; 21:27; 24:18; 27:2. Proconsular Asia contained the seven churches of the Apocalypse (Rev. 1:11). The “chiefs of Asia” (Acts 19:31) were certain wealthy citizens who were annually elected to preside over the games and religious festivals of the several cities to which they belonged. Some of these “Asiarchs” were Paul’s friends. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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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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.