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# Colossae, Colossians
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## Facts
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In New Testament times, Colossae was a city located in the Roman province of Phrygia, an area of land that is now southwestern Turkey. The Colossians were the people who lived in Colossae.
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* Located about 100 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea, Colossae was situated along an important trade route between the city of Ephesus and the Euprates River.
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* While in prison in Rome, Paul wrote the book called "Colossians," which was a letter to the believers at Colossae to correct false teachings.
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* When he wrote this letter, Paul had not visited the church at Colossae but had heard about the believers there from his coworker, Epaphras.
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* Epaphras was probably the Christian worker who started the church at Colossae.
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* The book of Philemon was a letter by Paul addressed to a slave owner in Colossae.
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