Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Hierapolis?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Hierapolis.

First appears in Colossians 4:13 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the name of Pambuk-Kalek, i. e. Modern identification: Hierapolis.

Hierapolis is represented in the local geography layer as Hierapolis. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Colossians 4:13 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Colossians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention