# Iconium

## Facts:

Iconium was a city in the south central part of what is now the country of Turkey.

* On Paul’s first missionary journey, he and Barnabas went to Iconium after the Jews forced them to leave the city of Antioch.
* Then the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles in Iconium also planned to stone Paul and his coworkers, but they escaped to the nearby city of Lystra.
* After that the people from both Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra and stirred up the people there to stone Paul.

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(See also: [Barnabas](../names/barnabas.md), [Lystra](../names/lystra.md), [stone](../kt/stone.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Timothy 3:10-13](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/03/10)
* [Acts 14:1](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/01)
* [Acts 14:19-20](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/19)
* [Acts 16:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/01)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G24300
