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Hierapolis

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Hierapolis , ancient city of Phrygia, W Asia Minor, 7 mi (11.3 km) N of Laodicea and on a plateau 500 ft (152 m) above the Lycus valley (in present-day Turkey). Devoted to the worship of Leto in ancient times, it became an early seat of Christianity (Colossians 4.13). The Romans greatly enlarged and improved the city, building a large theater and numerous baths about the hot springs for which the site is famous. Near the city was a deep chasm called the Plutonium, which the ancients thought led to the nether regions; the fissure no longer exists. Extensive ruins survive from the Roman and Christian periods.

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Hierapolis

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Hierapolis, Turkey Ruins. Founded in the 2nd century bc, probably by Eumenes II, King of Pergamum (197–160 bc), and named the ‘City of Hiera’ after Hiera, the wife of Telephos, the legendary founder of Pergamum. The city was bequeathed to Rome in 133 bc.

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Hierapolis

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Hierapolis A flourishing city in the Roman province of Asia. According to Col. 4: 13 Epaphras worked on behalf of the Churches of Hierapolis and Colossae (19 km. or 12 miles away) and Laodicea (9.6 km. or 6 miles away). There was a sizeable Jewish population.

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Hierapolis." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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