# Asia ## Facts: In Bible times, "Asia" was the name of a province of the Roman Empire. It was located in the western part of what is now the country of 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" or "Asia Province." * All of the churches referenced in Revelation were in the Roman province of Asia. (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) (See also: [Rome](../names/rome.md), [Paul](../names/paul.md), [Ephesus](../names/ephesus.md)) ## Bible References: * [1 Corinthians 16:19-20](rc://en/tn/help/1co/16/19) * [1 Peter 01:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/01/01) * [2 Timothy 01:15-18](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/01/15) * [Acts 06:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/act/06/08) * [Acts 16:07](rc://en/tn/help/act/16/07) * [Acts 27:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/act/27/01) * [Revelation 01:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/rev/01/04) * [Romans 16:05](rc://en/tn/help/rom/16/05) ## Word Data: * Strong's: G773