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# Philippi, Philippians #
## Facts: ##
Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece.
* 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.
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(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 ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Thessalonians 02:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/1th/02/01 )
* [Acts 16:11-13 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/11 )
* [Matthew 16:13-16 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/16/13 )
* [Philippians 01:1-2 ](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__ .
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: G5374, G5375