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# Philippi #
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## Facts: ##
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Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece.
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* Paul and Silas traveled to Philippi to preach about Jesus to the people there.
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* While in Philippi, Paul and Silas were arrested, but God miraculously freed them.
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* The New Testament book of Philippians is a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in the church at Philippi.
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* Note that this is a different city from Caesarea Philippi which was located in northeastern Israel near Mount Hermon.
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2017-05-05 19:48:23 +00:00
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(See also: [[../other/caesarea.md]], [[../kt/christian.md]], , [[../kt/church.md]], [[../other/macedonia.md]], [[../other/paul.md]], [[../other/silas.md]])
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http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Thessalonians 02:1-2](en/tn/1th/help/02/01)
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* [Acts 16:11-13](en/tn/act/help/16/11)
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* [Matthew 16:13-16](en/tn/mat/help/16/13)
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* [Philippians 01:1-2](en/tn/php/help/01/01)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[47:01](en/tn/obs/help/47/01)__ One day, Paul and his friend Silas went to the town of __Philippi__ to proclaim the good news about Jesus.
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* __[47:13](en/tn/obs/help/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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