# Philippi, Philippians

## Facts:

Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece. People in Philippi were called Philippians.

* Paul and Silas traveled to Philippi to preach about Jesus to the people there.
* While in Philippi, Paul and Silas were arrested, but God miraculously freed them.
* The New Testament book of Philippians is a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in the church at Philippi.
* Note that this is a different city from Caesarea Philippi which was located in northeastern Israel near Mount Hermon.
 
(See also: [Caesarea](../names/caesarea.md), [Christian](../kt/christian.md), [church](../kt/church.md), [Macedonia](../names/macedonia.md), [Paul](../names/paul.md), [Silas](../names/silas.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Thessalonians 02:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1th/02/01)
* [Acts 16:11](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/11)
* [Matthew 16:13-16](rc://en/tn/help/mat/16/13)
* [Philippians 01:01](rc://en/tn/help/php/01/01)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[47:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/01)__ One day, Paul and his friend Silas went to the town of __Philippi__ to proclaim the good news about Jesus. 
* __[47:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/13)__ The next day the leaders of the city released Paul and Silas from prison and asked them to leave __Philippi__.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G5374, G5375
