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900 B

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, Lystra, stone)

Bible References:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: G2430