Hi! Welcome to an online guide of many historical places in Turkey that are mentioned in the Bible. In this guide, we will look at various locations that the Apostle Paul travelled while in his third missionary tour. While there are many other infamous spots that he visited, this guide will only focus on the ones in Turkey. I hope you enjoy this guide & use it for your future visits!
The Journey
On Paul's third trip, his ended up spending a few years in Ephesus. But he passed through many towns throughout his journey. He started off by leaving Antioch, of Syria. Making his way to Tarsus, passing through four more towns before entering Ephesus. What did his travels look like? Keep scrolling to see!
Places include links to the Insight Book for more information. :)
Ephesus
The ancient city of Ephesus is huge. You will finish the tour between 2-3 hours and will be entertained every step of the way! There are so many things to see. The amphitheater, the marble roads, the library, ancient living quarters, and so much more.
Paul spent a large portion of time preaching here and making disciples. Although, he had his challenges. In the massive theatre, a mob was formed creating confusion amongst the people. Paul proved to be in a difficult situation and had to avoid getting attacked by the angry mob. This city was also full of idol worship, their main god being Artemis. You can see the statue of her in the museum.
Ephesus was one of the most important cities of ancient times. It connected the east and the west. It was a very big city, the number of residents close to 225,000. The library housed 12-15,000 scrolls. And the theatre cold hold up too 25,000 people! When you enter the tour for Ephesus, you will be greeted with beautiful marble roads. You can just imagine how busy and thriving it would have been thousands of years ago!
Images of Ephesus
Seven Congregations
The other six congregations mentioned in Revelation, are very close to Ephesus. I highly recommend seeing them on your tour!
Bonus City
Overview
We covered a lot of places in this guide! 14 cities in total. All of them being in the beautiful country of Turkey! Paul's tour did continue on to other parts of Greece and back through Turkey. But that will have to be saved for another time! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed this tour!
Jaydia
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