Bible Map: Colossae
colossae ko-los'-e (Kolossai, "punishment"; the King James Version Colosse): A city of Phrygia on the Lycus River, one of the branches of the Meander, and 3 miles from Mt. Cadmus, 8,013 ft. high. It stood at the head of a gorge where the two streams unite, and on the great highway traversing the country from Ephesus to the Euphrates valley, 13 ...
Colossae - Wikipedia
Colossae (/ k ə ˈ l ɒ s i /; Ancient Greek: Κολοσσαί) was an ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and one of the most celebrated cities of southern Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Epistle to the Colossians, an early Christian text which identifies its author as Paul the Apostle, is …
Where Is Biblical Colossae? - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年6月1日 · The etiological legend explains several topographical features of the landscape around Colossae, the movement of the Lycus River’s water underground and its healing properties, the meaning of the name given to Chonos/Honaz (meaning “plunging” or “funnels”), Colossae’s alleged relocation, and the largest church building in Asia Minor ...
Cities of the Lycus Valley: Hierapolis, Laodicea, and Colosse
2021年10月4日 · The cities of Hierapolis, Laodicea, and Colosse–all of which are referenced in Colossians 4:13–were located within about 12 miles (19 km) of each other along the Lycus River in the region of Phrygia. Two main Roman roads heading east joined at Laodicea and continued on to Apamea and Iconium.
Colossae - Clickable Map of the Roman Empire - First Century AD
Colossae or Colosse (also known as Chonae or Kona; Greek: Κολοσσαί, Χωναί/Χῶναι), was an ancient city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander River. It was situated about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates.
Geographic Overview of Colossae
Today, the site of Colossae is in western Turkey near the city of Denzili and just north of the village of Honaz. The map below shows the relative locations of the three ancient cities and their proximity to current towns in Western Turkey. The location of ancient Colossae is just north of the village of Honaz.
Colossae - BiblePlaces.com
Colossae was located 120 miles (193 km) east of Ephesus in the Lycus River Valley in ancient Phrygia, part of the Roman territory of Asia Minor. It was one of a triad of cities in the area (the other two being Laodicea and Hierapolis), resting at the foot of Mount Cadmus.
Map of Colossae - philemonstudy
2014年10月25日 · Map sources: Halley's Bible Handbook, 25th ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000), 853. “Colossae/denizli Province, Turkey,”, accessed October 25, 2014,https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colossae%2FDenizli+Province,+Turkey/@38.0455592,28.6164404,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x14c71845d1577d81:0x6f2491eeec5e7e8c. Permaculturemarin.org Bible Maps.
Colossae is in the valley of the Lycus River about 200 kms east of Ephesus (Figure 3 – map). Today it is just a large mound (Figure 4) but in the 5th century BC Herodotus in his Histories (Book 7, Section 30) described Colossae as ‘a Phrygian city of great size’.
Ancient Colossae - Bible History
Painted sketch of Colossae, ancient city in the region of Phrygia and mentioned in the Bible. Paul wrote one of his epistles to the church in Colossae, also known as the Book of Colossians. The ancient city was located along the Lycus river about 12 miles north of Laodicea. The modern site is in Turkey and has not been excavated.