Lycaonia
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| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lycaonian |
| Most likely | Lycaonia (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 38.000° N, 33.000° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Acts 14:6 |
Lycaonia is a region named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Lycaonia (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lycaonia | high (100%) | 38.000° N, 33.000° E |
Verses
Acts
- Acts 14:6They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
- Acts 14:11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
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.