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Philippi

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.

http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm

Bible References:

• 1 Thessalonians 02:1-2
• Acts 16:11-13
• Matthew 16:13-16
• Philippians 01:1-2

##Examples from the Bible stories: ##

• 47:01 One day, Paul and his friend Silas went to the town of Philippi to proclaim the good news about Jesus.
• 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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