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Hierapolis
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., “Cotton Castle”, from the white appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are found.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(holy city), a city of Phrygia, situated above the junction of the rivers Lycus and Maeander, near Colossae and Laodicea mentioned only in (Colossians 4:13) as the seat of a church probably founded by Epaphras.
In the Bible
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Verses where Hierapolis is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Colossians 4:13
For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Scripture on Hierapolis
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Entries that reference Hierapolis
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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