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Asia

Facts

In Bible times, "Asia" was the name of a province of the Roman Empire. It was located in the westernmost part of what is modern-day Turkey.

  • Paul traveled to Asia and shared the gospel in several cities there. Among these were the cities of Ephesus and Colossae.
  • To avoid confusion with modern day Asia, it may be necessary to translate this as, "the ancient Roman province called Asia."
  • All of the churches referenced in Revelation were in the Roman province of Asia.