Iconium
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Konya (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 37.872° N, 32.492° E |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Acts 13:51 |
Iconium is a settlement named in 6 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Konya (high confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Konya | high (100%) | 37.872° N, 32.492° E |
Journeys
Verses
Acts
- Acts 13:51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
- Acts 14:1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Acts 14:19And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- Acts 14:21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- Acts 16:2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 3:11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.